Abstract:
This study was conducted to probe the link between T-cells (CD4)
in HIV patients and intestinal parasitic infections, especially
opportunistic parasites.twenty HIV patients participated in this
study .Their ages ranged between 20-65 years of both sexes.
This study was also participated 20 of controls all of them is HIV
negative (10males,10 females).
Stool samples were collected from patients who attended to the
center of voluntary counseling and testing at Bashair Hospital.
The pathogen has been identified based on direct microscopic
examination techniques and staining .
The samples were diagnosed by a microscopic examination using
wet smears and also Ziehl – Neelson(ZN) for the detection of
parasitic infection .Blood was drawn and CD4were enumerated
using CyFlow.
The study showed that there is an inverse relationship between
cell count (CD 4) and the proliferation of opportunistic infections
such as Isospora belli ,and Cryptosporidium parvum The highest
population among all the parasites isolated in AIDS patients.
