Intestinal helminthes and protoses in HIV-infected patients

General data on the studied sample of HIV-infected patients showed that the prevalence of intestinal helminth invasions (Ascaris lumbricoides, Enterobius sp., Opisthorchis felineus, Hymenolepis nana, Hymenolepis diminuta, Taenia solium) is not more than 22.5%. Invasion of intestinal protozoa (Giardia) was not more than 17.6%. The results of this study showed the selective prevalence of such intestinal helminth infections as ascariasis and enterobiasis among HIV-infected patients. With this sample size, the significant influence of gender as a risk factor in the prevalence of invasion by helminths or protozoa in this group of patients has not been established. When studying the hypothesis about the possible effect of ART on the incidence of invasions by helminths (round and flat intestinal) in HIV-infected patients, a statistical analysis of the groups presented did not provide reliable evidence of the effect of ART on the incidence of invasions by helminths.