High proportion of isosporiasis among HIV-infected patients with diarrhea in southern India

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Nov;77(5):823-4.

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.

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / epidemiology
  • Diarrhea / complications
  • Diarrhea / epidemiology*
  • Diarrhea / parasitology
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Isosporiasis / complications*
  • Isosporiasis / epidemiology
  • Time Factors