From: HIV and intestinal parasite co-infections among a Chinese population: an immunological profile
Without parasitic infection | Only helminth infections | Only B. hominis infection | Only Cryptosporidium. spp. infection | P-Value** | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 56) | (n = 5) | (n = 8) | (n = 7) | ||
CD4+ | 520.3 ± 238.7 | 420.8 ± 262.1 | 668.0 ± 401.8 | 411.0 ± 141.5 | 0.2006 |
IL-2 | 82.6 ± 53.8 | 70.6 ± 65.8 | 121.3 ± 68.4 | 100.8 ± 69.4 | 0.2725 |
IL-4 | 23.6 ± 17.6 | 23.8 ± 22.1 | 28.6 ± 15.5 | 27.1 ± 14.0 | 0.8599 |
IL-10 | 22.2 ± 29.8 | 18.3 ± 7.0 | 19.0 ± 9.4 | 18.5 ± 12.8 | 0.9655 |
IFN-γ | 12.5 ± 6.7 | 7.5 ± 5.7 | 12.4 ± 4.7 | 16.2 ± 11.4 | 0.3078 |
T* | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.7041 |