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. 2016 Mar 13;30(5):803-5.
doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001002.

Lower prevalence of Entamoeba species in children with vertically transmitted HIV infection in Western Kenya

Elizabeth Jemaiyo Matey  1 , Masaharu Tokoro, Takehiro Nagamoto, Tetsushi Mizuno, Matilda Chelimo Saina, Xiuqiong Bi, Jane A Oyombra, Paul Okumu, Benard Kibet Langat, Willie Kipkemboi Sang, Elijah Maritim Songok, Hiroshi Ichimura
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Lower prevalence of Entamoeba species in children with vertically transmitted HIV infection in Western Kenya

Elizabeth Jemaiyo Matey et al. AIDS. .

Abstract

A cross-sectional molecular epidemiological study of Entamoeba species was conducted among asymptomatic Kenyan children with (n = 123) and without (n = 111) HIV infection. The prevalence of E. histolytica was low (0.4%). Entamoeba species infection was inversely related with HIV infection [HIV(+): 29.3% vs.

Hiv(-): 55.0%, P < 0.001]: multiple-species infection was related to higher CD4 T-cell counts. Thus, HIV infection is not a risk factor for amebic infection, and multiple-species infection can be an indicator of better immune status.

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