Table 1.
Comparison of the parasites isolated from the stool samples of AIDS patients and normal controls.
| Parasites isolated | Percentage of parasites isolated in HIV positive patients with diarrhoea. (n = 366) | Percentage of parasites isolated in HIV negative persons with diarrhoea. (n = 200) |
| Cryptosporidium spp. | 146(39.8%) | 42(21.0%) |
| Microsporidia spp. | 98(26.7%) | -- |
| Cyclospora spp. | 88(24.0%) | 3(1.3%) |
| Giardia spp. | 37(10.1%) | -- |
| Entamoeba spp. | 11(3.0%) | 4(2.0%) |
| Isospora belli | 2(0.5%) | -- |
| Hookworm | 17(4.6%) | 40(20.0%) |
| Trichuris trichiura | 9(2.4%) | -- |
| Hymenolepsis nana | 2(0.5%) | 6(3%) |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | -- | 44(22.0%) |
| Mixed infections | 92(25.1%) | -- |
Figures in parentheses express the percentage (%) of parasites isolated.