HIV Infections
Conditions
Keywords
HIV-infected person, Entamoeba, Cryptosporidium, Giardia, ELISA, PCR, IDU, Gonorrhea, Chlamydial trachomatis, Syphilis, Genital warts, Herpes simplex virus
Brief summary
It is difficult to detect the intestinal protozoal infections among the HIV-infected persons or travelers diarrhea by using the traditional microscopy or staining methods. The purpose of this study aimed at finding out the appropriate diagnostic methods and the infection rate of the intestinal protozoa, including the Entamoeba, Cryptosporidium and Giardia among the HIV-infected persons by using the antigen detection method and biological method. The investigators also tried to analyze the associated HIV infection status and sexual transmitted diseases (STD) including Gonorrhea, Chlamydial trachomatis, Syphilis, Genital warts and Herpes simplex virus in this study. The study will collect the blood, urine and stool samples from 200 intravenous drug user (IDU) with HIV-infected in the prisons, 400 intravenous drug user (IDU) without HIV infected and 100 intravenous drug user (IDU) with HIV infected receiving methadone maintenance treatment.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Clinical diagnosis of HIV * Receiving Methadone Maintenance Treatment * intravenous drug user (IDU)
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed