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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 77(5), 2007, pp. 823-824
Copyright © 2007 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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High Proportion of Isosporiasis among HIV-Infected Patients with Diarrhea in Southern India

R. Vignesh, P. Balakrishnan, E. M. Shankar, K. G. Murugavel, S. Hanas, A. J. Cecelia, S. P. Thyagarajan, Suniti Solomon, AND N. Kumarasamy*
YRG Center for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE), Voluntary Health Services Campus, IT Corridor, Taramani, Chennai 600113, India

 

ABSTRACT

We investigated 245 diarrheal stool specimens from HIV-positive subjects between January 2003 and December 2006 to determine the etiological role of coproparasites. Parasitic etiology was observed in 91 (37.1%) cases. Isospora belli (26.1%) was the most common parasite followed by Entameba histolytica/dispar (3.3%), Cryptosporidium spp. (2.9%), Giardia intestinalis (1.6%), and Strongyloides stercoralis (1.2%). Interesting trends of significant increase in the number of cases of I. belli and decline in Cryptosporidium spp. were observed during the study period.

Received February 12, 2007. Accepted for publication August 15, 2007.

Acknowledgment: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) assisted with publication expenses.

* Address correspondence to N. Kumarasamy, YRG Center for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE), Voluntary Health Services Campus, IT Corridor, Taramani, Chennai 600113, India. E-mail: kumarasamy{at}yrgcare.org

Authors’ addresses: R. Vignesh, P. Balakrishnan, E. M. Shankar, K. G. Murugavel, S. Hanas, A. J. Cecelia, S. P. Thyagarajan, Suniti Solomon, and N. Kumarasamy, YRG Center for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE), Voluntary Health Services Campus, IT Corridor, Taramani, Chennai 600113, India; E-mail: kumarasamy{at}yrgcare.org.

Reprint requests: N. Kumarasamy, YRG Center for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE), Voluntary Health Services Campus, IT Corridor, Taramani, Chennai 600113, India, E-mail: kumarasamy{at}yrgcare.org




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