Etiology of chronic diarrhea in antiretroviral-naive patients with HIV infection admitted to Norodom Sihanouk Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Background: Although both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and diarrhea are considerable problems in Cambodia, there have not been any studies to determine the history, clinical presentation, and etiology of chronic diarrhea in patients with HIV infection in Cambodia. In this article, we present a case-control study involving 40 HIV-infected patients with chronic diarrhea and 40 HIV-infected patients without diarrhea.

Methods: Clinical, demographic, and laboratory data were collected.