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- Title
Descriptive epidemiology of enteric disease in Chennai, India.
- Authors
CHOPRA, R. D.; DWORKIN, M. S.
- Abstract
There are very few data on the prevalence of coccidian enteric parasites among low-income adults hospitalized in Chennai, India. Stool samples from 200 patients were screened for selected parasites, enteric bacterial pathogens, and other protozoa over a 3-month period. The study identified 42 (21%) Cryptosporidium, 36 (18%) V. cholerae, 17 (9%) Salmonellla, 12 (6%) Isospora, six (3%) helminths, five (3%) Shigella, one (1%) Cyclospora, one (1%) other protozoan, and 0% V. parahaemolyticus cases. Co-infection was present in 21 patients. Cryptosporidium was detected in 17 (81%) of co-infected patients. Our findings highlighted the relatively high proportion of patients in this population with Cryptosporidium and Isospora and suggest that further study be undertaken to determine the utility of broader use of diagnostic testing for coccidian parasites in India. Detection may be beneficial because isosporiasis is treatable and both Isospora and Cryptosporidium are important pathogens in AIDS patients.
- Subjects
CHENNAI (India); INDIA; INTESTINAL diseases; EPIDEMIOLOGY; DISEASE prevalence; COCCIDIA; INTESTINAL parasites; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PATHOGENIC microorganisms
- Publication
Epidemiology & Infection, 2013, Vol 141, Issue 5, p953
- ISSN
0950-2688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0950268812001409