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Table 3 Frequency of intestinal infection in relation to HIV

From: Susceptibility to intestinal infection and diarrhoea in Zambian adults in relation to HIV status and CD4 count

Organism

HIV+

HIV-

P

HIV positive

HIV positive

 

n = 1313

n = 2981

 

CD4 < 200

cells/μl

CD4 > 200

cells/μl

C. parvum

36 (2.7)

18 (0.6)

< 0.001

25

6

I. belli

13 (1.0)

7 (0.2)

0.002

8

1

I. butschlii

29 (2.2)

130 (4.4)

< 0.001

7

13

C. mesnili

69 (5.3)

220 (7.4)

0.01

26

29

A. lumbricoides

172 (13.1)

520 (17.4)

< 0.001

48

72

S. stercoralis

0

14 (0.5)

0.008

-

-

C. rodentium

265 (22.7)

465 (17.8)

0.001

65

138

  1. Only infections which differ significantly with HIV status are shown. P values derived by Fisher's exact test.
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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