Prevalence of opportunistic intestinal parasitic infections among HIV-infected patients with low CD4 cells counts in France in the combination antiretroviral therapy era
- Pavie, Juliette
- Menotti, Jean
- Porcher, Raphaël
- Donay, Jean Luc
- Gallien, Sébastien
- Sarfati, Claudine
- Derouin, Francis
- Molina, Jean-Michel
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SummaryBackgroundThe use of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has dramatically reduced the prevalence of opportunistic infections, however data on the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in HIV-infected patients with low CD4 cell counts in the cART era are scarce.MethodsWe performed a prospective cohort study among HIV-infected patients with CD4 cell counts <100/mm3 seen at a university hospital in Paris. Medical records were reviewed and stool samples were obtained for macroscopic examination and detection of parasites including cryptosporidia and microsporidia, whether or not the patient had diarrhea. Stool cultures were performed for patients with diarrhea. Factors associated with the detection of parasites were then id...
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