Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2011 Aug;4(8):661-5. doi: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60168-5.
To determine the magnitude of opportunistic and non-opportunistic intestinal parasitic infections among HIV/AIDS patients in Bahir Dar.
Cross-sectional study was conducted among HIV/AIDS patients attending Gambi higher clinic from April1-May 30, 2009. Convenient sampling technique was employed to identify the study subjects and hence a total of 248 subjects were included. A pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data of patients. Stool samples were examined by direct saline, iodine wet mount, formol-ether sedimentation concentration and modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining technique.
Out of 248 enrolled in the study, 171(69.0%) (90 males and 81 females) were infected with one or more intestinal parasites. The highest rate of intestinal parasites were observed among HIV/AIDS patients (80.3%, 151/188), and the infection rate of HIV negative individuals was 33.3% (20/60). Cryptosporidum parvum (43.6%), Isospora belli (15.5%) and Blastocystis hominis (10.5%) were opportunistic parasites that were found only in HIV/AIDS patients.
Opportunistic parasite infections are common health problem among HIV/AIDS patients in the study area. Therefore, early detection and treatment of these parasites are important to improve the quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients.
在巴赫达尔确定艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者中机会性和非机会性肠道寄生虫感染的程度。
2009 年 4 月 1 日至 5 月 30 日，在甘比高级诊所对艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者进行了横断面研究。采用便利抽样技术确定研究对象，因此共纳入了 248 名研究对象。使用经过预测试的结构化问卷收集患者的社会人口统计学数据。粪便样本通过直接生理盐水、碘湿载片、福尔马林乙醚沉淀浓缩和改良齐氏染色技术进行检查。
在纳入研究的 248 名患者中，171 名（69.0%）（90 名男性和 81 名女性）感染了一种或多种肠道寄生虫。在艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者中观察到最高的肠道寄生虫感染率（80.3%，151/188），而 HIV 阴性个体的感染率为 33.3%（20/60）。隐孢子虫（43.6%）、伊氏孢子虫（15.5%）和人芽囊原虫（10.5%）是仅在艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者中发现的机会性寄生虫。
机会性寄生虫感染是该研究地区艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者常见的健康问题。因此，早期检测和治疗这些寄生虫对于提高艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者的生活质量非常重要。
