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Table 1 Prevalence of parasitic infections among HIV-infected and HIV-negative study participants

From: HIV and intestinal parasite co-infections among a Chinese population: an immunological profile

Variate

HIV infected (n = 79)% (No. positive)

HIV negative (n = 294)% (No. positive)

P value

Ascaris lumbricoides

0

0.68 (2)

1.0000*

Hookworm

6.33 (5)

4.42 (13)

0.5548*

Trichuris trichiura

0

0.34 (1)

1.0000*

Clonorchis sinensis

0

0.68 (2)

1.0000*

Any helminthes

6.33 (5)

5.44 (16)

0.7840*

Giardia intestinalis

1.26 (1)

0.34 (1)

0.3828*

Blastocystis hominis

13.92 (11)

21.77 (64)

0.1225

Entamoebae spp.

3.80 (3)

0.68 (2)

0.2914*

Cryptosporidium spp.

10.13( 8)

3.06 (9)

0.0134*

Any protozoa

22.78 (18)

24.83 (73)

0.7071

  1. *tested by the Fisher exact test, others tested by the chi-square test.