Table 3 Effect of HIV virus load and CD4+ T cell count on Blastocystis infection among HIV patients
| Group |
Blastocystis (+) N |
Blastocystis (−) N |
Total N |
Detection rate (%, 95 CI) | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV virus load < 50 copies/ml | 7 | 275 | 282 | 2.48 (1.21–5.03) | – |
| HIV virus load ≥50 copies/ml | 5 | 24 | 29 | 17.20 (7.60–34.55) | – |
| CD4+ T < 500 cells/μl | 11 | 128 | 139 | 7.91 (4.47–13.61) | – |
| CD4+ T ≥ 500 cells/μl | 1 | 171 | 172 | 0.58 (0.10–3.22) | – |
| HIV virus load < 50 copies/ml and CD4+ T < 500 cells/μl | 6 | 111 | 117 | 5.13 (2.37–10.12) | 1 |
| HIV virus load < 50 copies/ml and CD4+ T ≥ 500 cells/μl | 1 | 164 | 165 | 0.61 (0.11–3.36) | 2 |
| HIV virus load ≥50 copies/ml and CD4+ T ≥ 500 cells/μl | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.00 (0.00–35.43) | 3 |
| HIV virus load ≥50 copies/ml and CD4+ T < 500 cells/μl | 5 | 17 | 22 | 22.73 (10.74–43.44) | 4 (Reference) |