Lower prevalence of Entamoeba species in children with vertically transmitted HIV infection in Western Kenya.
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UNLABELLED A cross-sectional molecular epidemiological study of Entamoeba species was conducted among asymptomatic Kenyan children with (n = 123) and without (n = 111) HIV infection. The prevalence of E. histolytica was low (0.4%). Entamoeba species infection was inversely related with HIV infection [HIV(+): 29.3% vs. HIV(-) 55.0%, P < 0.001]: multiple-species infection was related to higher CD4 T-cell counts. Thus, HIV infection is not a risk factor for amebic infection, and multiple-species infection can be an indicator of better immune status.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AIDS
دوره 30 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016