Table 2.
Included studies of microsporidia infection in people with HIV listed in order of year published
| Country | Income level | Patients with diarrhea | No. of patients | Prevalence (%) | Quality score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western and central Europe and North America | ||||||
| Weber et al. (1992) [131] | USA | High | Mixed | 134 | 4.5 | 2 |
| Kotler et al. (1994) [132] | USA | High | Mixed | 194 | 28.9 | 3 |
| Anwar-Bruni et al. (1996) [36] | USA | High | Mixed | 371 | 5.9 | 4 |
| Coyle et al. (1996) [133] | USA | High | Mixed | 111 | 27.9 | 3 |
| Mathewson et al. (1998) [42] | USA | High | Yes | 83 | 6.0 | 2 |
| Brandonisio et al. (1999) [38] | Italy | High | Mixed | 154 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Ferreira et al. (2001) [134] | Portugal | High | Yes | 215 | 42..8 | 4 |
| Lagrange-Xelot et al. (2008) [27] | France | High | Mixed | 6827 | 0.8 | 1 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | ||||||
| van Gool et al. (1995) [135] | Zimbabwe | Low | Yes | 129 | 10.1 | 2 |
| Maiga et al. (1997) [24] | Mali | Low | Mixed | 77 | 32.5 | 1 |
| Mwachari et al. (1998) [62] | Kenya | Middle | Yes | 36 | 2.8 | 2 |
| Cegielski et al. (1999) [64] | Tanzania | Low | Yes | 86 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Gumbo et al. (1999) [31] | Zimbabwe | Low | Yes | 55 | 50.9 | 2 |
| Lebbad et al. (2001) [65] | Guinea-Bissau | Low | Yes | 37 | 8.1 | 2 |
| Endeshaw et al. (2005) [136] | Ethiopia | Low | Yes | 80 | 22.5 | 1 |
| Tumwine et al. (2005) [28] | Uganda | Low | Yes | 91 | 76.9 | 2 |
| Endeshaw et al. (2006) [137] | Ethiopia | Low | Yes | 214 | 18.2 | 3 |
| Sarfati et al. (2006) [69] | Cameroon | Middle | Mixed | 154 | 5.2 | 3 |
| Breton et al. (2007) [138] | Gabon | Middle | na | 822 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Breton et al. (2007) [138] | Cameroon | Middle | na | 758 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Akinbo et al. (2012) [139] | Nigeria | Middle | Mixed | 463 | 16.6 | 3 |
| Wumba et al. (2012) [76] | DR Congo | Low | Mixed | 242 | 8.3 | 4 |
| Bissong et al. (2015) [80] | Cameroon | Middle | Mixed | 200 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Nsagha et al. (2016) [39] | Cameroon | Middle | Mixed | 300 | 21.3 | 4 |
| Ojuromi et al. (2016) [82] | Nigeria | Middle | Mixed | 90 | 5.6 | 3 |
| Asia and the Pacific | ||||||
| Punpoowong et al. (1998) [86] | Thailand | Middle | Yes | 22 | 27.3 | 0 |
| Wanachiwanawin et al. (1998) [140] | Thailand | Middle | Yes | 66 | 33.3 | 3 |
| Wanachiwanawin et al. (1999) [87] | Thailand | Middle | Yes | 91 | 28.6 | 2 |
| Chokephaibulkit et al. (2001) [90] | Thailand | Middle | Yes | 82 | 19.5 | 2 |
| Wiwanitkit et al. (2001) [89] | Thailand | Middle | Mixed | 60 | 1.7 | 1 |
| Waywa et al. (2001) [91] | Thailand | Middle | Yes | 288 | 9.7 | 3 |
| Kumar et al. (2002) [92] | India | Middle | Mixed | 150 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Wanachiwanawin et al. (2002) [141] | Thailand | Middle | Yes | 95 | 25.3 | 2 |
| Mohandas et al. (2002) [93] | India | Middle | Mixed | 120 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Dwivedi et al. (2007) [48] | India | Middle | Mixed | 75 | 6..7 | 2 |
| Saksirisampant et al. (2009) [101] | Thailand | Middle | Mixed | 90 | 5.6 | 1 |
| Viriyavejakul et al. (2009) [100] | Thailand | Middle | Mixed | 64 | 81.3 | 2 |
| Kulkarni et al. (2009) [44] | India | Middle | Yes | 137 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Wang et al. (2013) [9] | China | Middle | Mixed | 683 | 5.7 | 4 |
| Xie et al. (2015) [17] | China | Middle | Mixed | 152 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Khalil et al. (2015) [110] | India | Middle | Mixed | 200 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Khanduja et al. (2016) [8] | India | Middle | Mixed | 222 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Mitra et al. (2016) [113] | India | Middle | Mixed | 194 | 2.1 | 2 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | ||||||
| Florez et al. (2003) [117] | Colombia | Middle | Mixed | 115 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Sulaiman et al. (2003) [142] | Peru | Middle | Mixed | 2672 | 3.9 | 4 |
| Chacin-Bonilla et al. (2006) [119] | Venezuela | High | Mixed | 103 | 13.6 | 1 |
| Middle East and North Africa | ||||||
| Agholi et al. (2013) [127] | Iran | Middle | Mixed | 356 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Eastern Europe and central Asia | ||||||
| Kucerova et al. (2011) [130] | Russia | Middle | na | 46 | 13.0 | 2 |
Abbreviations: Yes, patients with diarrhea; Mixed, including patients with or without diarrhea; na, not applicable (parameter not provided)