Malaria parasite prevalence and Haematological parameters in HIV seropositive patients attending the regional hospital Limbe, Cameroon: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.
Sorelle Mekachie SandieIrene Ule Ngole SumbeleMartin Mih TasahHelen Kuokuo KimbiPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
HIV negative participants had a higher prevalence of malaria parasites than their HIV positive counterparts. Anaemia prevalence was higher in HIV positive patients than in HIV negative participants. Malaria/HIV co-infected patients presented with more red blood cell abnormalities than HIV-infected patients.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected patients
- men who have sex with men
- hiv infected
- south africa
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv testing
- hiv aids
- end stage renal disease
- plasmodium falciparum
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- hepatitis c virus
- risk factors
- red blood cell
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- healthcare
- patient reported outcomes
- tertiary care
- patient reported
- toxoplasma gondii