Trichomonas vaginalis in HIV/AIDS subjects in Nigeria |
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| Authors: | EI Nweze GN Mouneke |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Physiology 1/Neurophysiology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Teichgraben 8, 07743 Jena, Germany;2. Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Neuroendocrine-Immunology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine I,University Hospital Regensburg, 93042 Regensburg, Germany;1. Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens 10434, Greece;2. Department of Economics, University of Piraeus, Karaoli & Dimitriou 80, Piraeus 18534, Greece;1. Department of Physiology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, PR China;2. Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China |
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| Abstract: | ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis (T. vaginalis) in HIV/AIDS patients attending two different hospitals in southeast Nigeria.MethodsWe collected 970 urine samples from HIV/AIDS patients attending two different hospitals in southeast Nigeria. Samples were processed by microscopy and cultural methods.ResultsOut of the 970 screened, 355 (36.60%) were positive for T. vaginalis. Subjects with the least CD4+ count in the range of 40-140 cells/mL had the highest number of positive samples (180, 50.70%), while those in the range of 480-580 cells/mL had the least value (2, 0.56%). Those in the rural areas had a higher number of positive samples (155, 38.75%) than their urban counterparts (200, 35.09%) with respect to the total number examined in each group but this was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Out of the 355 positive cases, the university undergraduate students’ group had the highest percentage incidence of 53.00% followed by the low-income group with 47.08%.ConclusionsIt can be concluded that the occurrence of T. vaginalis increases with decrease in the CD4+ counts in HIV/AIDS patients in Nigeria. Since T. vaginalis may be an important cofactor in promoting the spread of HIV and, in some circumstances, may have a major impact on the epidemic dynamics of HIV, there is a need to take measures to check the spread of this parasitic infection. |
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