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    Cryptosporidium:
    (Department Of Zoology, Faculty Of Natural And Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2015-04-15) Andrew, Yako B.; Bolade, I.A; Chessed, G.; Katuka, G.; Hassan, SC.
    The prevalence of Cryptosporidium parv-um ill people infected'with IUV/AIDS at the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi was an infection in relation to sex and age of the immunocompromised patients. 200 stools were diagnosed and analyzed from patients infected with HIV within 1‘A hrs after collection. The pathogenic C. parvnm was diagnosed using a inodified-acid-fnst (Zichl-Nclson) given that C. parvumlins been known to be difficult to characterized using standard microbiological techniques. Here, 29 (14.5%) cases were positive with C. parvinn, 14(7.0%) were found to contain mucous in the stool texture, 20 (10.0%) were however, (liprrhoeic and 4 (2.0%) cases both contained mucous and diarrhoeic in texture. Also in the males 4 ■ (11.1%) were j)osilivc with C. pa rvu moo cysts, higher in the females. 25 (15.3%), cases .were found positively significant iii relation to sexes (X2 = Q.577<0.05). among the ages of 20 - 39 years as sexually active group were high with C. parvumoocysts with significant 'difference among the age groups (X2=0.768<0.05). However, C. parvumremnins a major clinical problem in patients living with HIV infection and suggests here that, routine stool examination will significantly; benefit immunocompromised patients by reducing high morbidity and mortality rate.thereby improving the quality of life