Kassu Afework, Mengistu Getahun, Ayele Belete, Diro Ermias, Mekonnen Firew, Ketema Dereje, Moges Feleke, Mesfin Tsehay, Getachew Assefa, Ergicho Bahiru, Elias Daniel, Wondmikun Yared, Aseffa Abraham, Ota Fusao
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Gondar, PO Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Trop Doct. 2007 Oct;37(4):222-4. doi: 10.1258/004947507782333026.
The level of HIV infection and intestinal parasitoses among TB patients was assessed in a hospital-based cross-sectional study involving 257 patients in Gondar, Ethiopia. In TB patients, our study reported co-infection with HIV (52.1%) and intestinal parasites (40.9%) The high prevalence of HIV and intestinal parasites indicates an increased morbidity inTB patients and emphasized the importance of continued HIV sero-surveillance, stool analysis and treatment.
在埃塞俄比亚贡德尔一家医院开展的一项涉及257名患者的横断面研究中,评估了结核病患者的艾滋病毒感染水平和肠道寄生虫感染情况。在结核病患者中,我们的研究报告显示,艾滋病毒合并感染率为52.1%,肠道寄生虫合并感染率为40.9%。艾滋病毒和肠道寄生虫的高流行率表明结核病患者的发病率增加,并强调了持续进行艾滋病毒血清监测、粪便分析和治疗的重要性。