Malaria and HIV/AIDS Coinfection in Patients Under Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy at the Regional Hospital of Bafoussam (West Cameroon)

Romeo Tankoua-Tchounda; Jacques Nack; Christian Mbohou Nchetnkou; Desire Leonard Keptcheu Tchankwe; Michel Lontsi-Demano; Estelle Essangui; Alex Kevin Tako Djimefo; Leopold Gustave Lehman

doi:10.1155/2024/5520975

Journal of Parasitology Research (Jan 2024)

Malaria and HIV/AIDS Coinfection in Patients Under Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy at the Regional Hospital of Bafoussam (West Cameroon)

Romeo Tankoua-Tchounda,
Jacques Nack,
Christian Mbohou Nchetnkou,
Desire Leonard Keptcheu Tchankwe,
Michel Lontsi-Demano,
Estelle Essangui,
Alex Kevin Tako Djimefo,
Leopold Gustave Lehman

Affiliations

Romeo Tankoua-Tchounda: Department of Biology of Animal Organisms
Jacques Nack: Department of Biology of Animal Organisms
Christian Mbohou Nchetnkou: Department of Biology of Animal Organisms
Desire Leonard Keptcheu Tchankwe: Department of Animal Biology
Michel Lontsi-Demano: Department of Animal Biology
Estelle Essangui: Department of Biology of Animal Organisms
Alex Kevin Tako Djimefo: Department of Biology of Animal Organisms
Leopold Gustave Lehman: Department of Biology of Animal Organisms

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/5520975
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2024

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Conclusion: This study showed that HIV+ patients were carriers of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax with an appreciable overall prevalence. The only factor influencing the prevalence of malaria was using traditional medicine.

Published in Journal of Parasitology Research

ISSN: 2090-0023 (Print); 2090-0031 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9582

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