CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2017, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 607-614.

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Epidemic status of HIV/AIDS with intestinal protozoa infection

Xue-jiao TENG, Jia-xu CHEN*(), Li-guang TIAN   

  1. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:2017-07-04 Online:2017-12-30 Published:2018-01-10
  • Contact: Jia-xu CHEN E-mail:chenjiaxu1962@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81473022);Scientific Research Subject of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning(No.291440499);National Key R&D Program(No.2016YFC1202700, 2016YFC1202701)

Abstract:

Intestinal parasite infection in HIV/AIDS can accelerate disease progression, and is a main cause for chronic diarrhea among the HIV-positive individuals, even leading to death in severe cases.At present, HIV/AIDS with intestinal protozoa infection is a largely neglected public health problem, with underestimation of its harmful consequences.This paper reviews the epidemic status of infection with common intestinal protozoa Blastocystis hominis, Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia lamblia, and Entamoeba histolytica among HIV/AIDS individuals in areas with different economic levels worldwide, in order to provide reference for the control of HIV/AIDS with intestinal protozoa infection.

Key words: HIV/AIDS, Intestinal protozoa, Co-infection, Epidemic

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