'This book gives a glimpse of the various intestinal parasitic infections (IPI) prevalent in the HIV/AIDS patients of Manipur, a tiny state in the remote northeastern region of the Indian subcontinent. This book provides the reader a well researched and detailed account on the various intestinal parasitic infections associated with People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in the context of the state. It also highlights the seasonal occurrence of IPI in PLHA and relationship between IPI and CD4 count and IPI and HIV-1 RNA viral load.'
Acknowledgements vii Foreword ix Preface xi Some Important Technical/Scientific Terms Used in this Book xv 1. Introduction 1 2. A Brief Note on Intestinal Parasites and HIV/AIDS Patients with Special Reference to Manipur 8 3. Detection and Identification of Parasites (Including Sampling Design) 12 4. Intestinal Parasites in HIV Infected Patients of Imphal District 22 5. Intestinal Parasites in ART naive (diarrhoeal and non-diarrhoeal) Patients of Seven Districts of Manipur 28 6. Seasonal Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites Associated with HIV/AIDS Patients of Imphal District 45 7. Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Relation to CD4 Count and HIV-1 RNA Plasma Viral Load in HIV Infected Patients 60 References 70 Photo Plates 81