Intestinal parasitic infections and the level of immunosuppression in HIV seropositive individuals with diarrhoea in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Tumaini Alfred Ringo (Author), Alex Ernest (Author), Benjamin Kamala (Author), Bonaventura C.T. Mpondo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS), 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Opportunistic and non-opportunistic intestinal parasites play a significant role in the morbidity and mortality of HIV/AIDS-infected patients. The frequency of their occurrence strongly correlates with the patient's level of immunity. The most common clinical manifestation of these...