Intestinal helminth infections in HIV-infected patients in Savannakhet after establishment of an HIV registration network in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Abstract Background In Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), which borders China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar, the number of HIV-infected patients has increased in recent years. HIV-infected patients diagnosed in Lao PDR are enrolled in a registration network and receive antiretrovira...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3be7ab6f63f44174ad7122d8b84a384b 2023-05-15T15:17:15+02:00 Intestinal helminth infections in HIV-infected patients in Savannakhet after establishment of an HIV registration network in Lao People’s Democratic Republic Yukako Kaneshiro Khamphang Sourinphoumy Naoki Imaizumi Mangkhalar Rasaphon Megumi Kuba-Miyara Shugo Sakihama Carmina Louise Hugo Guerrero Ketsaphone Nhativong Daisuke Nonaka Tiengkham Pongvongsa Jun Kobayashi Sengchanh Kounnavong Takuya Fukushima 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-019-0142-0 https://doaj.org/article/3be7ab6f63f44174ad7122d8b84a384b EN eng BMC http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-019-0142-0 https://doaj.org/toc/1349-4147 doi:10.1186/s41182-019-0142-0 1349-4147 https://doaj.org/article/3be7ab6f63f44174ad7122d8b84a384b Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol 47, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2019) Human immunodeficiency virus Helminth infections Human T cell leukemia virus type I Registration network Lao People’s Democratic Republic Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-019-0142-0 2022-12-31T11:09:23Z Abstract Background In Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), which borders China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar, the number of HIV-infected patients has increased in recent years. HIV-infected patients diagnosed in Lao PDR are enrolled in a registration network and receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) covered by governmental financial support. Based on the registration network, we investigated intestinal helminth infections and coinfection with HTLV-1 in HIV-infected patients treated with an early intervention using ART in Lao PDR. Methods This cross-sectional study of all 252 HIV-infected patients at Savannakhet Provincial Hospital, located in the southern part of Lao PDR, was conducted between February and March 2018. Socioepidemiological information and clinical information were collected from a registration network database and by questionnaire administered to participants. Microscopic examination of intestinal helminth infections in stool samples and particle agglutination for anti-HTLV-1 antibody in plasma were performed. Results The median age of all 252 participants was 39 years old (range, 18–59). Based on the registration network database, there were 156 (61.9%) HIV-infected patients with a CD4-positive cell count ≥ 200 cells/μL and 146 (57.9%) with an HIV viral load < 250 copies/mL. Among 212 stool samples, 75 (35.4%) were found to contain one or more intestinal helminth species, including Opisthorchis viverrini (16.5%), Strongyloides stercoralis (10.8%), hookworm (10.4%), and Taenia saginata (3.3%). This rate of intestinal helminth infections was lower than that of a previous report conducted before the establishment of the registration network for HIV-infected patients in Lao PDR. There was no significant association between intestinal helminth infections and a lower CD4-positive T cell count or higher HIV viral load. HIV-infected patients with anti-HTLV-1 antibody positivity were not found in this cohort. Conclusion The registration network and an early intervention using ART may ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Tropical Medicine and Health 47 1 |
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Abstract Background In Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), which borders China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar, the number of HIV-infected patients has increased in recent years. HIV-infected patients diagnosed in Lao PDR are enrolled in a registration network and receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) covered by governmental financial support. Based on the registration network, we investigated intestinal helminth infections and coinfection with HTLV-1 in HIV-infected patients treated with an early intervention using ART in Lao PDR. Methods This cross-sectional study of all 252 HIV-infected patients at Savannakhet Provincial Hospital, located in the southern part of Lao PDR, was conducted between February and March 2018. Socioepidemiological information and clinical information were collected from a registration network database and by questionnaire administered to participants. Microscopic examination of intestinal helminth infections in stool samples and particle agglutination for anti-HTLV-1 antibody in plasma were performed. Results The median age of all 252 participants was 39 years old (range, 18–59). Based on the registration network database, there were 156 (61.9%) HIV-infected patients with a CD4-positive cell count ≥ 200 cells/μL and 146 (57.9%) with an HIV viral load < 250 copies/mL. Among 212 stool samples, 75 (35.4%) were found to contain one or more intestinal helminth species, including Opisthorchis viverrini (16.5%), Strongyloides stercoralis (10.8%), hookworm (10.4%), and Taenia saginata (3.3%). This rate of intestinal helminth infections was lower than that of a previous report conducted before the establishment of the registration network for HIV-infected patients in Lao PDR. There was no significant association between intestinal helminth infections and a lower CD4-positive T cell count or higher HIV viral load. HIV-infected patients with anti-HTLV-1 antibody positivity were not found in this cohort. Conclusion The registration network and an early intervention using ART may ... |
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Yukako Kaneshiro Khamphang Sourinphoumy Naoki Imaizumi Mangkhalar Rasaphon Megumi Kuba-Miyara Shugo Sakihama Carmina Louise Hugo Guerrero Ketsaphone Nhativong Daisuke Nonaka Tiengkham Pongvongsa Jun Kobayashi Sengchanh Kounnavong Takuya Fukushima |
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Yukako Kaneshiro Khamphang Sourinphoumy Naoki Imaizumi Mangkhalar Rasaphon Megumi Kuba-Miyara Shugo Sakihama Carmina Louise Hugo Guerrero Ketsaphone Nhativong Daisuke Nonaka Tiengkham Pongvongsa Jun Kobayashi Sengchanh Kounnavong Takuya Fukushima |
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Intestinal helminth infections in HIV-infected patients in Savannakhet after establishment of an HIV registration network in Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
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Intestinal helminth infections in HIV-infected patients in Savannakhet after establishment of an HIV registration network in Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
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Intestinal helminth infections in HIV-infected patients in Savannakhet after establishment of an HIV registration network in Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
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Intestinal helminth infections in HIV-infected patients in Savannakhet after establishment of an HIV registration network in Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
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Intestinal helminth infections in HIV-infected patients in Savannakhet after establishment of an HIV registration network in Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
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intestinal helminth infections in hiv-infected patients in savannakhet after establishment of an hiv registration network in lao people’s democratic republic |
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