Occurrence of Hookworm–Whipworm co-infection among the HIV/AIDS patients of Noney district of Manipur, India
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 10
Abstract
As a part of the on-going research work and in continuation of an existing programme pertaining to the copro-parasitological survey work on the prevalence and epidemiology of enteric parasitosis associated with HIV/AIDS patients, field visits were made in a hilly district (rural) of Manipur (India), i.e. Noney district, during the period of March to June 2018, with a view to assess the occurrence/prevalence of opportunist and other parasites in these immuno-compromised group of patients. Of the 35 patients screened for the presence of enteric parasitosis, 15 (42.85%) patients were found positive for various intestinal parasites like Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, hookworm and commensals like Entamoeba coli, Endolimax nana and Iodoamoeba butschli respectively. In this study, while mixed infection was observed in 6 (40%) patients, single infection was recorded in 9 (60%) patients. Of the 6 patients with mixed infections, a 47 year old HIV-HCV coinfected female patient was found to have dual infection of hookworm and whipworm (Trichuris trichiura). The present epidemiological survey work is most probably the first of its kind in this hilly district of Manipur.
Authors and Affiliations
Th. Nabakumar Singh, Haodijam Ranjana Devi, Laitonjam Anand Singh
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