Table 1 Prevalence of pathogenic and commensal protozoa in 173 children of the region of Cananea in northwest Mexico
Status (n)a | Percentage (95% CI)d |
|---|---|
Uninfected (70) | 40 (33–48) |
Infectionb (103) | 60 (52–67) |
Polyparasitismc(50) | 29 (22–36) |
Pathogenics | |
Cryptosporidium spp. (47) | 27 (20–33) |
Giardia intestinalis (40) | 23 (17–29) |
Entamoeba histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii e (4) | 2 (0.5–4.5) |
Commensal | |
Endolimax nana (57) | 33 (26–40) |
Entamoeba coli (29) | 17 (11–23) |
Iodamoeba bütschlii (1) | 0.6 (0.02–1.7) |