HIV stage | Clinical features | Stool microbiology | Biopsy microbiology | No of positive cells | Density of positive cells |
London patients | |||||
Asymptomatic | Mild diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
Asymptomatic | Moderate diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
Asymptomatic | Mild diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
Asymptomatic | Mild diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
Asymptomatic | Moderate diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
PGL | Moderate diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
PGL | No diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
PGL | Mild diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
ARC | Severe diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
ARC | Moderate diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
ARC | Severe diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
ARC | Moderate diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
ARC | No diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
ARC | Moderate diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
AIDS | Severe diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
AIDS | No diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | 1 | 2 |
AIDS | Mild diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | 5 | 25 |
AIDS | Severe diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | 0 | <5 |
AIDS | Mild diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
AIDS | No diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
African patients | |||||
ARC | Diarrhoea, weight loss | Nil | Nil | 40 | 143 |
ARC | Diarrhoea, weight loss | Nil | Nil | – | – |
ARC | Diarrhoea, weight loss | Nil | Nil | 23 | 143 |
ARC | Diarrhoea | Nil | Nil | – | – |
ARC | Abdominal pain | Nil | Nil | – | – |
ARC | Diarrhoea, weight loss | Nil | Nil | – | – |
AIDS | Diarrhoea, weight loss | Nil | Nil | 24 | 62 |
AIDS | Herpes zoster | Nil | Nil | 12 | 50 |
AIDS | Hemiparesis | Nil | Nil | 48 | 500 |
AIDS | Diarrhoea, weight loss | Cryptospordiumsp | Cryptospordium sp | 0 | <6 |
AIDS | Diarrhoea, weight loss | Nil | Nil | – | – |
AIDS | Diarrhoea, weight loss | Nil | Nil | 39 | 77 |
AIDS | Herpes zoster | Nil | Nil | – | – |
AIDS | Diarrhoea, weight loss, Herpes zoster | NK | Nil | – | – |
AIDS | Diarrhoea, weight loss | Cryptospordiumsp | Microspordium sp | – | – |
AIDS | Diarrhoea, weight loss | Nil | Strongyloides | – | – |
Negative | Abdominal pain | Nil | Nil | ||
Negative | Asymptomatic | Nil | Nil | ||
Negative | Asymptomatic | Nil | Nil | ||
Negative | Asymptomatic | Nil | Schistosoma mansoni | ||
Negative | Asymptomatic | Nil | Spirochaetosis | ||
Negative | Diarrhoea, weight loss, abdominal pain | Nil | Nil | ||
Negative | Asymptomatic | Nil | Nil |
NK, not known; ARC, AIDS related complex; PGL, persistent generalised lymphadenopathy.