Coinfection of HIV-1 with Schistosoma spp. and with Intestinal Parasites in Patients Attending Boane Health Center, Maputo Province, Mozambique - PubMed (original) (raw)

Coinfection of HIV-1 with Schistosoma spp. and with Intestinal Parasites in Patients Attending Boane Health Center, Maputo Province, Mozambique

Lucas Banze et al. EC Microbiol. 2021.

Abstract

Background: It is hypothesized that schistosomiasis and intestinal parasites increase susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and enhance AIDS progression by immunomodulation. This study aims to compare the prevalence and risk factors for schistosomiasis and intestinal parasites in HIV-1 infected and uninfected persons and to evaluate the association between HIV-1 induced immunosuppression and risk factors for parasite infection.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at Boane Health Center in Boane village, Maputo Province from April to June 2017 in 280 patients aged over 5 years. From each of 140 HIV-1 infected or 140 HIV-1 uninfected persons, demographic and clinical data were collected as well as one stool and urine sample for parasitological analysis. All stool samples were processed using direct wet mount and Ritchie method for detection of common parasites, and modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining techniques to identify Cryptosporidium spp., Cystoisospora belli and Cyclospora spp. oocysts from children stools. The urine was sedimented and analyzed for S. haematobium eggs detection.

Results: The overall prevalence of parasitism in the study population was 46.8% (131/280). Fifty six percent of the HIV-1 infected persons (78/140) were infected by at least one parasite compared to 38% (53/140 of the HIV-1 uninfected persons (odds ratio [OR] 2.0, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2-3.3).Further, HIV-1 infected persons were more likely to be infected by S. mansoni (OR 5.6, 95% CI 1.8-15.8) when compared to HIV-1 uninfected person and HIV-1 infected women were more likely to be infected by S. mansoni (OR 6.7 CI 95% 1.8-22.8%) when compared to HIV-1 uninfected women (p< 0.001). HIV-1 serostatus (OR 7.0, 95% CI 1.5-31.2). Multivariate logistic regression revealed that HIV-1 infected status (OR=1.813575), the use of river or lake as water sources either for drinking (OR=7.289245) or domestic chores (OR=9.16205) were significant risk factor for parasitic infection. Partcipants with secondary and higher school (OR=0.379) were less likely to have a parasitic infection compared with primary school or illiterate participants.

Conclusions: It is possible that the a high prevalence of schistosomiais and intestinal parasites in this region plays an important role on the transmission and pathogenesis of HIV.

Keywords: Co-Infection HIV-1 And Schistosoma Haematobium; Co-Infection HIV-1 And Schistosoma Mansoni; Enteroparasites; Intestinal Parasites; Mozambique; Neglected Tropical Diseases; Synergism HIV-1 And Parasitism; Water Born Parasites.

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Conflict of Interest The authors declare that they not have competing interests.

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Profile and Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in the Study Persons.

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