Abstract:
This study was conducted in different hospitals and health
centers in Khartoum state. The study aimed to investigate
the prevalence of coccidian parasites among HIV/AIDS
patients.
The results showed that out of 52 HIV/AIDS patients
examined, 10 (19.23%) were found to harbor coccidian
parasites. The intestinal coccidian parasites were detected
by the modified Zeil-Neelsen stain, Chromotrope stain,
formal-ether technique and direct wet smear technique.
The study demonstrated that the prevalence rate of
intestinal coccidian in females (21.1%) was slightly higher
than in males (18.2%).
The results showed that the rate of C. parvum (13.5%) in
HIV/AIDS patients was higher than rate of I. belli (5.8%) in
the same patients.
The study revealed that the prevalence of C. parvum
among females (15.8%) was slightly higher than in males
(12.1%) and the rate of I. belli was slightly higher in males
(6.1%) than in females (5.3%).
The investigation revealed very high sensitivity (100%) for
the ZN stain and chromotrope stain, while very low
sensitivities (40% and 10%) for the formal-ether and wet
smear respectively.
