Objective: HIV infection is an established risk for diarrhoeal severity, less is known about
specific enteric pathogens associated with HIV status. We determined associations of …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the frequency and etiology of diarrhea in children aged less than 2
years with known HIV status. METHODS: This was a nested cohort study, whereby children …

Background. Infection with HIV is increasing among children in South Africa. Diarrhea is a
common cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa, and some studies have shown that HIV …

Background Diarrhea is an important health problem among HIV-infected patients. This
study evaluated the role of HIV in the epidemiology, etiology, and severity of diarrheal …

Objective. HIV-infected children develop severe bacterial infections. We set out to determine
the enteric bacterial pathogens in HIV-infected children and HIV-negative controls with acute …

Objective: To determine whether specific intestinal parasites are associated with HIV
infection in Tanzanian children with chronic diarrhea. Design: A prospective, cross-sectional …

Chronic diarrhea and wasting are very common manifestations of AIDS in adults in
developing countries. Etiologic studies show that protozoa (including Cryptosporidium …

Diarrhoea can be debilitating, particularly in young children. Few investigations of pathogen
aetiology in Africans living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been performed …

Purpose: To describe the profile of comorbidities in children admitted with diarrhea to an
urban hospital with high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence in South Africa …

Background Diarrhoea is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in
immunocompromised patients. The objectives of this study were to investigate the …