Table 2 Included studies of microsporidia infection in people with HIV listed in order of year published
| Â | Country | Income level | Patients with diarrhea | No. of patients | Prevalence (%) | Quality score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western and central Europe and North America | ||||||
Weber et al. (1992) [131] | USA | High | Mixed | 134 | 4.5 | 2 |
Kotler et al. (1994) [132] | USA | High | Mixed | 194 | 28.9 | 3 |
Anwar-Bruni et al. (1996) [36] | USA | High | Mixed | 371 | 5.9 | 4 |
Coyle et al. (1996) [133] | USA | High | Mixed | 111 | 27.9 | 3 |
Mathewson et al. (1998) [42] | USA | High | Yes | 83 | 6.0 | 2 |
Brandonisio et al. (1999) [38] | Italy | High | Mixed | 154 | 4.5 | 3 |
Ferreira et al. (2001) [134] | Portugal | High | Yes | 215 | 42..8 | 4 |
Lagrange-Xelot et al. (2008) [27] | France | High | Mixed | 6827 | 0.8 | 1 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | ||||||
van Gool et al. (1995) [135] | Zimbabwe | Low | Yes | 129 | 10.1 | 2 |
Maiga et al. (1997) [24] | Mali | Low | Mixed | 77 | 32.5 | 1 |
Mwachari et al. (1998) [62] | Kenya | Middle | Yes | 36 | 2.8 | 2 |
Cegielski et al. (1999) [64] | Tanzania | Low | Yes | 86 | 3.5 | 2 |
Gumbo et al. (1999) [31] | Zimbabwe | Low | Yes | 55 | 50.9 | 2 |
Lebbad et al. (2001) [65] | Guinea-Bissau | Low | Yes | 37 | 8.1 | 2 |
Endeshaw et al. (2005) [136] | Ethiopia | Low | Yes | 80 | 22.5 | 1 |
Tumwine et al. (2005) [28] | Uganda | Low | Yes | 91 | 76.9 | 2 |
Endeshaw et al. (2006) [137] | Ethiopia | Low | Yes | 214 | 18.2 | 3 |
Sarfati et al. (2006) [69] | Cameroon | Middle | Mixed | 154 | 5.2 | 3 |
Breton et al. (2007) [138] | Gabon | Middle | na | 822 | 3.0 | 4 |
Breton et al. (2007) [138] | Cameroon | Middle | na | 758 | 2.9 | 4 |
Akinbo et al. (2012) [139] | Nigeria | Middle | Mixed | 463 | 16.6 | 3 |
Wumba et al. (2012) [76] | DR Congo | Low | Mixed | 242 | 8.3 | 4 |
Bissong et al. (2015) [80] | Cameroon | Middle | Mixed | 200 | 2.0 | 3 |
Nsagha et al. (2016) [39] | Cameroon | Middle | Mixed | 300 | 21.3 | 4 |
Ojuromi et al. (2016) [82] | Nigeria | Middle | Mixed | 90 | 5.6 | 3 |
Asia and the Pacific | ||||||
Punpoowong et al. (1998) [86] | Thailand | Middle | Yes | 22 | 27.3 | 0 |
Wanachiwanawin et al. (1998) [140] | Thailand | Middle | Yes | 66 | 33.3 | 3 |
Wanachiwanawin et al. (1999) [87] | Thailand | Middle | Yes | 91 | 28.6 | 2 |
Chokephaibulkit et al. (2001) [90] | Thailand | Middle | Yes | 82 | 19.5 | 2 |
Wiwanitkit et al. (2001) [89] | Thailand | Middle | Mixed | 60 | 1.7 | 1 |
Waywa et al. (2001) [91] | Thailand | Middle | Yes | 288 | 9.7 | 3 |
Kumar et al. (2002) [92] | India | Middle | Mixed | 150 | 0.7 | 2 |
Wanachiwanawin et al. (2002) [141] | Thailand | Middle | Yes | 95 | 25.3 | 2 |
Mohandas et al. (2002) [93] | India | Middle | Mixed | 120 | 2.5 | 3 |
Dwivedi et al. (2007) [48] | India | Middle | Mixed | 75 | 6..7 | 2 |
Saksirisampant et al. (2009) [101] | Thailand | Middle | Mixed | 90 | 5.6 | 1 |
Viriyavejakul et al. (2009) [100] | Thailand | Middle | Mixed | 64 | 81.3 | 2 |
Kulkarni et al. (2009) [44] | India | Middle | Yes | 137 | 1.5 | 1 |
Wang et al. (2013) [9] | China | Middle | Mixed | 683 | 5.7 | 4 |
Xie et al. (2015) [17] | China | Middle | Mixed | 152 | 5.3 | 0 |
Khalil et al. (2015) [110] | India | Middle | Mixed | 200 | 2.5 | 3 |
Khanduja et al. (2016) [8] | India | Middle | Mixed | 222 | 1.8 | 4 |
Mitra et al. (2016) [113] | India | Middle | Mixed | 194 | 2.1 | 2 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | ||||||
Florez et al. (2003) [117] | Colombia | Middle | Mixed | 115 | 3.5 | 3 |
Sulaiman et al. (2003) [142] | Peru | Middle | Mixed | 2672 | 3.9 | 4 |
Chacin-Bonilla et al. (2006) [119] | Venezuela | High | Mixed | 103 | 13.6 | 1 |
Middle East and North Africa | ||||||
Agholi et al. (2013) [127] | Iran | Middle | Mixed | 356 | 2.2 | 3 |
Eastern Europe and central Asia | ||||||
Kucerova et al. (2011) [130] | Russia | Middle | na | 46 | 13.0 | 2 |