Prevalence of Cryptosporidium Species in HIV Positive and Negative Patients Attending Hong General Hospital and Michika General Hospital, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Journal Title: American journal of Engineering Research - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 12
Abstract
The study was carried out to determine the Prevalence of Cryptosporidium species in HIV Positive and Negative Patients Attending Hong General Hospital and Michika General Hospital Adamawa State, Nigeria. A total of 647 stool and blood samples were collected, 346 from Hong and 301 from Michika from both HIV positive and negative patients. The stool samples were examined for Oocysts using modified ZielhNeelson Acid Fast Stain and the blood samples for HIV confirmation test and CD4+ cells count. A Prevalence of 247(38.2%)was recorded with 135(20.8%) in HIV Positive and 112(17.3%) in Negative patients, significant at 5% probability level. variation in gender and age shows a higher prevalence of 43.1% in females and 32.6% males which was significant at 5% probability level and between the age of 21-30(26.7%) in HIV positive patients and between the age of 1-20(40.1%), in HIV negative patients which shows a higher prevalence. Low CD4+ cells count was recorded in HIV positive patients with Cryptosporidium infection of 37(15.7%) which had CD4+ cells count <200 and 199(84.3%) had CD4+ cells count >200. In HIV Negative patients only 13(3.20%) had CD4+ cells <200 and 398(96.8%) had CD4+>200. Therefore a reduction in CD4+ cells count is associated with immune suppression by HIV virus as well as Cryptosporidium infection and other immune deficiencies.
Authors and Affiliations
1RAPHAEL, M. ,, 2MATHIAS, A. ,1, TIRAH. G. ,, 1MAFINDI, M.
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