Affiliations 

  • 1 Division of Parasitology, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PMID: 7667707

Abstract

A study conducted at the Tampin Drug Rehabilitation Center in Malaysia established a high prevalence (23%) of asymptomatic carriers of Cryptosporidium among exposed HIV positive intravenous drug users (IVDUs). A majority of them were young adults and among the ethnic groups, the Malay HIV positive inmates had the highest prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection.

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