Background Persistent diarrhea is a prominent feature of the acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome in adults, but its cause and its effect on children with human immunodeficiency …

Diarrhea and weight loss are common features of pediatric and adult human
immunodeficiency type 1 (HIV-1) infection, particularly in developing countries. We studied …

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 …

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

Background: We assessed gastroenteritis (GE) burden in 2 randomized trials conducted in
Malawi to reduce postnatal HIV transmission before and after World Health Organization …

Background: In 2006, a pediatric diarrhea outbreak occurred in Botswana, coinciding with
heavy rains. Surveillance recorded a 3 times increase in cases and a 25 fold increase in …

Objective: Previous studies have demonstrated that HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infants
and children experience morbidity and mortality at rates exceeding those of their HIV …

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 …

Abstract Ninety-eight (40%) of 243 acquired immune deficiency syndrome inpatients at
Mama Yemo Hospital, Kinshasa, Zaire, presented with a history of diarrhea for at least 1 …

A study of the etiologies of diarrhea in adults in relation to their human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) serostatus and number of CD4 cells was carried out in the Central African …