Diarrhoeal illness is a leading cause of child mortality and morbidity worldwide. There are
no precise or current estimates of the types and prevalence of pathogens associated with …

Understanding the natural history of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and
opportunistic infections in sub-Saharan Africa is necessary to optimize strategies for the …

Background Persistent diarrhea–malnutrition syndrome is a complex of infection and
immune failure that involves protein, calorie and micronutrient depletion, and metabolic …

Cystoisospora belli is a coccidian parasite of humans, with a direct fecal–oral transmission
cycle. It is globally distributed, but mainly found in tropical and subtropical areas. Many …

Background & Aims: Nonimmune mechanisms of mucosal defense seem to be biologically
important and might explain the observed variability in the course of enteric infection in …

Objectives Before the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the
majority of HIV-infected patients experienced diarrhea. The aims of this study were to …

Objectives: To examine relationships between diarrhoea, CD4 cell counts and stool
pathogens in a community-based cohort of HIV-infected adults in Uganda. Patients and …

Weight loss and malnutrition are common in patients with HIV infection or AIDS (1, 2) and
are likely to accelerate disease progression, increase morbidity and reduce survival …

A significant proportion of vulnerable people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain at risk for
contracting diarrhoeal diseases due to the presence of many risk factors facilitating their …

Objective. We sought to determine the etiologies, manifestations, and risk factors for
persistent (⩾ 7 days) diarrhea in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected …