Parasitic infection: a recurring phenomenon in Malaysia

摘要: A total of 255 patients including 179 (70.2%) non-HIV and 76 (29.8%) HIV-infected were recruited in this descriptive study. The subjects was significantly found to be male Chinese (157; 61.6% vs 74; 47.1%) followed by female Malays (98; 38.4% 35; 35.7%) (p 0.05). Overall seroprevalence latent Toxoplasma infection 82/183 (44.8%) being; 3 (3.7%) positive for IgM, 74 (90.2%) IgG, 5 (6.1%) IgG IgM antibodies. prevalence more relatively the (28; 15.3%) (27; 14.8%) than others (p<0.05). While, 23/76 (30.3%) HIV-positive shown seropositivity. majority these (138/181; 76.2%) asymptomatic = 0.000), while clinically evident cases toxoplasmosis. Of this, 37 included differential diagnosis relating ocular diseases only 4 confirmed as having Toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE) based on presumptive diagnosis, particularly with AIDS. Seventeen diagnosed malaria 8 P. vivax, falciparum, malariae, 2 mixed infections. All resolved satisfactorily after treatment antimalarial drugs. Other important emerging parasitic also detected amebiasis (2), blastocystosis (1), cryptosporidiosis filariasis giardiasis (2) during time