Table 1 Comparison of the parasites isolated from the stool samples of AIDS patients and normal controls.
Parasites isolated | Percentage of parasites isolated in HIV positive patients with diarrhoea. (n = 366) | Percentage of parasites isolated in HIV negative persons with diarrhoea. (n = 200) |
|---|---|---|
Cryptosporidium spp. | 146(39.8%) | 42(21.0%) |
Microsporidia spp. | 98(26.7%) | -- |
Cyclospora spp. | 88(24.0%) | 3(1.3%) |
Giardia spp. | 37(10.1%) | -- |
Entamoeba spp. | 11(3.0%) | 4(2.0%) |
Isospora belli | 2(0.5%) | -- |
Hookworm | 17(4.6%) | 40(20.0%) |
Trichuris trichiura | 9(2.4%) | -- |
Hymenolepsis nana | 2(0.5%) | 6(3%) |
Ascaris lumbricoides | -- | 44(22.0%) |
Mixed infections | 92(25.1%) | -- |