Research Article

Prevalence and Types of Coinfections in Sleeping Sickness Patients in Kenya (2000/2009)

Table 1

Prevalence of coinfections in HAT patients (31) in NSSRH, Alupe, Kenya, from 2000 to 2009.

DiseaseNumber of patientsPrevalence (%) ± SE

Malaria31100
Helminthiasis20
Ancylostoma duodenale 12
Strongyloides stercolaris 3
Ascaris lumbricoides 14
Taenia spp.1
Trichomonas hominis7
Entamoeba spp.10
HIV-AIDS4
Tuberculosis1
Typhoid7
Urinary tract infections5