Disruptions of Host Immunity and Inflammation by Giardia Duodenalis: Potential Consequences for Co-Infections in the Gastro-Intestinal Tract

JA Cotton, CB Amat, AG Buret - Pathogens, 2015 - mdpi.com
Giardia duodenalis (syn. G. intestinalis, or G. lamblia) is a leading cause of waterborne
diarrheal disease that infects hundreds of millions of people annually. Research on Giardia …

Global prevalence and associated risk factors of diarrheagenic Giardia duodenalis in HIV/AIDS patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

F Mahdavi, M Shams, A Sadrebazzaz, L Shamsi… - Microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Giardia duodenalis is one of the leading causes of diarrhea, mostly in underdeveloped
nations of Africa and Asia. The present review provides insights into the prevalence, odds …

Water, sanitation, hygiene and enteric infections in children

J Brown, S Cairncross, JHJ Ensink - Archives of disease in childhood, 2013 - adc.bmj.com
In 2007, readers of the British Medical Journal voted that the introduction of clean water and
sewerage—the 'sanitation revolution'of the Victorian era—was the most important medical …

Sexual transmission of giardiasis: a neglected route of spread?

AA Escobedo, P Almirall, M Alfonso, S Cimerman… - Acta Tropica, 2014 - Elsevier
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are often discussed in the context of syphilis,
gonorrhea, herpes, chlamydiasis and AIDS. However, since the past 30 years of the last …

The extent, nature, and pathogenic consequences of helminth polyparasitism in humans: A meta-analysis

RE Donohue, ZK Cross, E Michael - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Individual helminth infections are ubiquitous in the tropics; geographical
overlaps in endemicity and epidemiological reports suggest areas endemic for multiple …

Malaria and HIV co-infection and their effect on haemoglobin levels from three healthcare institutions in Lagos, southwest Nigeria

AO Sanyaolu, AF Fagbenro-Beyioku, WA Oyibo… - African health …, 2013 - ajol.info
Background: Malaria and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are two major infections with
enormous public health consequence. Together, they are endemic in many developing …

High Diversity of Giardia duodenalis Assemblages and Sub-Assemblages in Asymptomatic School Children in Ibadan, Nigeria

MK Tijani, PC Köster, I Guadano-Procesi… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Giardia duodenalis is a significant contributor to the burden of diarrheal disease in sub-
Saharan Africa. This study assesses the occurrence and molecular diversity of G …

[HTML][HTML] Tropical diseases screening in immigrant patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Spain

F Salvador, I Molina, E Sulleiro, J Burgos… - The American journal …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Latent parasitic infections can reactivate because of immunosuppression. We conducted a
prospective observational study of all human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected …

Hookworm infection is associated with decreased CD4+ T cell counts in HIV-infected adult Ugandans

BM Morawski, M Yunus, E Kerukadho… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Most studies evaluating epidemiologic relationships between helminths and HIV have been
conducted in the pre-ART era, and evidence of the impact of helminth infections on HIV …

Intestinal parasites in HIV-seropositive patients in the Continental Region of Equatorial Guinea: its relation with socio-demographic, health and immune systems …

M Roka, P Goñi, E Rubio, A Clavel - Transactions of the Royal …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in HIV-positive people and its
association with clinical and socioeconomic factors has been investigated on the mainland …