Relationship Between Digestive Tract Pathogens and HIV Infection in Onitsha Metropolis
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Four hundred and seventy eight (478) individuals who exhibited some manifestation of chronic and debilitating illness including persistent cough, skin cancer and dermatitis, multiple lymph adenitis, diarrhea and enteritis, genital sore, urethritis, vaginitis and weight loss, were examined to establish relationships between human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) and digestive tract pathogens in Onitsha metropolis. There was a significant relationship between HIV positive individuals and digestive tract diseases with HIV positives recording more digestive tract diseases.
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