Human immunodeficiency virus infection and human African trypanosomiasis: a case-control study in Cote d'Ivoire. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1996. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Human immunodeficiency virus infection and human African trypanosomiasis: a case-control study in Cote d'Ivoire.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1995 Nov-Dec;89(6):639-43. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96169596
Meda HA; Doua F; Laveissiere C; Miezan TW; Gaens E; Brattegaard K; de Muynck A; De Cock KM; OCCGE-Institut Pierre Richet, Bouake Cote d'Ivoire.

Abstract: To assess the association between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) in Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa, a cross-sectional case-control study was conducted on 301 HAT patients recruited in the main foci of the country. For each HAT patient, 3 controls, matched for sex, age and residence, were selected. Data relating to socio-demographic factors and potential risk factors for Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and HIV infections were obtained, and serum samples were collected for HIV-1 and HIV-2 tests. A positive test consisted of enzyme immunoassay reactive to HIV-1, HIV-2 or both and confirmed by a synthetic peptide test or Western blot. Data were analyzed using conditional logistic regression with EGRET software. No statistically significant difference was found between the prevalence of HIV infection in HAT patients and controls (4.3% and 3.5% respectively; crude odds ratio (OR) 1.28, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.65-2.50). In multivariate analysis, allowance for 5 covariates did not change the association between the 2 infections (adjusted OR 1.27, 95% CI 0.64-2.52). Although this study had limited statistical power, no significant association was found between HIV infection and T.b. gambiense infection in rural Cote d'Ivoire. Studies are needed to determine whether HIV infection influences the clinical course of HAT, a question not addressed in the present study.
Keywords: Adolescence Adult Age Distribution Aged Analysis of Variance Animal Case-Control Studies Child Child, Preschool Cote d'Ivoire Cross-Sectional Studies Female Human HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS Male Middle Age Occupations Residence Characteristics Sex Distribution Support, Non-U.S. Gov't *Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Trypanosomiasis, African/*COMPLICATIONS JOURNAL ARTICLE

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