@article{oai:kanazawa-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00014225, author = {Matey, Elizabeth Jemaiyo and Tokoro, Masaharu and Nagamoto, Takehiro and Mizuno, Tetsushi and Saina, Matilda Chelimo and Bi, Xiuqiong and Oyombra, Jane A. and Okumu, Paul and Langat, Benard Kibet and Sang, Willie Kipkemboi and Songok, Elijah Maritim and Ichimura, Hiroshi}, issue = {5}, journal = {AIDS}, month = {Mar}, note = {A cross-sectional molecular epidemiological study of Entamoeba species was conducted among asymptomatic Kenyan children with (n=123) and without (n=111) HIV infection. The prevalence of E. histolytica was low (0.4%). Entamoeba species infection was inversely related with HIV infection [HIV(+): 29.3% vs. HIV(-): 55.0%, P<0.001]: multiple-species infection was related to higher CD4+ T-cell counts. Thus, HIV infection is not a risk factor for amebic infection, and multiple-species infection can be an indicator of better immune status. © 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.}, pages = {803--805}, title = {Lower prevalence of Entamoeba species in children with vertically transmitted HIV infection in Western Kenya}, volume = {30}, year = {2016} }