Table 1.
Quantification of S. mansoni eggs and CD4 and CD8 cells in untreated schistosomiasis patients by HIV status
Mean value ± SD
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Patient group | No. of patients | EPG* | CD4 count | CD8 count |
HIV (−)† | 48 | 1,050 (1,452) | 658 (248)‡ | 489 (298)‡ |
HIV (+)† | 7 | 330 (527)§ | 303 (185) | 934 (447) |
Schistosoma mansoni EPG.
HIV(−), HIV-1 seronegative; HIV(+), HIV-1 seropositive.
P < 0.01 compared with HIV(+) group.
P < 0.05 compared with HIV(−) group.