Table 2 |
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The associations between type of diarrhoea, parasites isolated and CD4 counts of 366 AIDS patients. |
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Parasites isolated |
CD4 cells < 200 cells/μl |
CD4 cells 200–350 cells/μl |
CD4 cells 350–500 cells/μl |
Total |
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Acute cases |
Chronic cases |
Acute cases |
Chronic cases |
Acute cases |
Chronic cases |
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n = 57 |
n = 179 |
n = 34 |
n = 42 |
n = 21 |
n = 33 |
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Cryptosporidium spp. |
38/57 (66.6%) |
56/179 (31.2%) |
11/34 (32.3%) |
20/42 (47.6%) |
8/21 (38%) |
13/33 (39.3%) |
146 |
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Microsporidia spp. |
15/57 (26.3%) |
68/179 (37.9%) |
5/34 (14.7%) |
7/42 (16.6%) |
3/21 (14.2%) |
-- |
98 |
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Cyclospora spp. |
4/57 (7.0%) |
43/179 (24.0%) |
3/34 (8.8%) |
28/42 (66.6%) |
5/21 (23.8%) |
5/33 (15.5%) |
88 |
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Giardia spp. |
11/57 (19.3%) |
7/179 (3.91%) |
8/34 (23.5%) |
4/42 (9.5%) |
4/21 (19.5%) |
3/33 (9.5%) |
37 |
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Entamoeba spp. |
4/57 (7%) |
1/179 (0.5%) |
5/34 (14.7%) |
-- |
1/21 (4.7%) |
-- |
11 |
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Isospora belli |
-- |
2/179 (1.1%) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2 |
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Hookworm |
1/57 (1.7%) |
6/179 (3.3%) |
-- |
5/42 (11.9%) |
2/21 (9.5%) |
3/33 (9%) |
17 |
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Trichuris trichiura |
-- |
3/179 (1.6%) |
4/34 (11.7%) |
-- |
2/21 (9.5%) |
-- |
9 |
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H. nana |
-- |
1/179 (0.5%) |
-- |
1/42 (2.3%) |
-- |
-- |
2 |
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Total |
73 |
187 |
36 |
65 |
25 |
24 |
410 |
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Figures in parentheses express the percentage (%) of parasites isolated. |
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Tuli et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2008 8:36 doi:10.1186/1471-230X-8-36 |
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