AEGiS-11IAC: Isosporosis in AIDS-associated diarrhea: Bombay study.

11th International AIDS Conference


Vancouver, British Columbia — July 7-12, 1996

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Isosporosis in AIDS-associated diarrhea: Bombay study.

Int Conf AIDS 1996 Jul 7-12; 11:447 (abstract no. Pub.B.1057)
Lanjewar D, Chappell C, Dupont H, Gharpure H, Hira S; Department of Pathology, Sir J.J. Hospital, Bombay, India. Fax: 91-22-444078.

OBJECTIVE: To determine prevalence of Isosporosis and other parasites in patients with AIDS associated diarrhea. Method: Between March 1994 to December 1995, 157/1519 (10.33%) patients with HIV/AIDS presenting with diarrhea were studied at ARCON centre at J.J Hospital, Bombay. Fecal specimens of 123/157 (78.34%) cases were examined by microscopy, modified ZN staining, microplate ELISA assay for cryptosporidiosis.html">cryptosporidium and microbial cultures. Repeated episodes of diarrhea were also studied in 17/123 (13.82%) patients.

RESULTS: Parasites identified 47/123 (38.21%) cases (table: see text)

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of 15.45% of Isosporosis is high. 5/19 (26.31%) cases of Isosporosis treated with co-trimoxazole showed recurrence. An unusual parasitic agent Trichomonas hominis was documented in 3 males.

Keywords: AEGIS, Isosporiasis, Cryptosporidium, Diarrhea, Feces, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Parasites, Prevalence, HIV Infections, HIV, HIV-2, HIV Seropositivity, HIV-1, Human, Male, Animal, ICA11KWDaegis,isosporiasis,cryptosporidium,diarrhea,feces,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,parasites,prevalence,hivinfections,hiv,hiv-2,hivseropositivity,hiv-1,human,male,animal,ica11

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