Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections in HIV patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Soil-transmitted Helminth (STH) infections have been found associated with people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) but little is known about the overall burden of STH coinfection in HIV patients. We aimed to assess the burden of STH infections among HIV patients. Relevant databases were systematically searched for studies reporting the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthic pathogens in HIV patients. Pooled estimates of each helminthic infection were calculated. The odds ratio was also determined as a measure of the association between STH infection and the HIV status of the patients. Sixty-one studies were finally included in the meta-analysis, consisting of 16,203 human subjects from all over the world. The prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides infection in HIV patients was

SUBMITTER: Akanksha K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10329649 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature