Discrepancy between sex- and water-associated risk behaviors for cryptosporidiosis among HIV-infected patients in San Francisco
Article Abstract:
HIV patients in San Francisco are highly aware that consumption of tap water increases their risk of cryptosporidia-associated infectious diarrhea, but many continue sexual practices that place them at risk. Researchers surveyed 51 HIV patients at a gastroenterology AIDS clinic, and found that 69% were aware that cryptosporidia in tap water can cause diarrhea, and 78% used bottled or boiled water frequently or exclusively. However, 41% of surveyed patients engaged in unprotected anal intercourse or oral-anal sex, which may be more likely to transmit cryptosporidia than drinking tap water.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1077-9450
Year: 1998
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A prospective study of community-acquired bloodstream infections among febrile adults admitted to Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda
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HIV-infected patients are at risk of a bloodstream infection called septicemia that could be caused by one of several organisms. In a study of 299 adults admitted to a Ugandan hospital with fever, 76% were HIV-positive. Twenty-seven percent of the HIV patients had septicemia compared to 15% of those who were HIV-negative. The most common organisms isolated from blood samples were Salmonella, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Only HIV-positive patients were infected with Salmonella and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1077-9450
Year: 1998
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