June 2014

Risk for developing tuberculosis among intravenous drug users with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

Approximately one third of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are co-infected with tuberculosis (TB), and TB accounts for up to a third of deaths from AIDS worldwide. Injectable drug use is an important factor in epidemiology of both TB and HIV. This study was carried out to assess the risk of intravenous drug use for developing TB in HIV infected patients. A cross-sectional study was...

Author(s): Nimesh Poudyal, Narayan Gyawali, Hari Prasad Nepal, Rajendra Gurung, Sabitri Pandey, Ritu Amatya, Suraj Timilsina and Shyamal K. Bhattacharya

June 2014

Evaluation of urine specimen as an alternative to blood for malaria diagnosis among HIV positive individuals attending HIV clinics in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, South-Eastern Nigeria

A total of 150 blood and urine samples each were collected from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients who visited selected hospitals in Ebonyi State. The subjects were made up of 57 males and 93 female patients. The blood samples were screened for the presence of four human malaria parasites using parasitological examination of blood stained films and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Out of the 150 urine...

Author(s):   Nwuzo, A. C., Iroha I. R., Okonkwo, E. C., Ilang, D. C., Agah, V. M., Afiukwa, F. N., Uhuo, A. C. and Ogbu, O.