Table 2.

A. lumbricoides and T. gondii serology status of H. pylori-positive children and adults from Tumaco and Pasto/Tuquerres

		Ascaris lumbricoides (Al)			Toxoplasma gondii (Tg)						Al & Tg
		IgG			IgM			IgG			IgG
		Neg	Pos	% Pos	Neg	Pos	% Pos	Neg	Pos	% Pos	Dbl Neg	Dbl Pos	% Dbl Pos
Tumaco	Children n=55*	6	49	89%	44	9	17%	21	30	59%	0	25	45%
	Adults n=41**	14	27	66%	40	0	0%	1	40	98%	1	27	66%
Pasto Tuquerres	Children n=105***	87	9	9%	105	0	0%	92	11	11%	77	2	2%
	Adults**** n=39	16	22	58%	36	1	3%	6	27	82%	2	16	41%

Neg = negative serology; Pos = positive serology; Dbl = double; % = percent. All data represent absolute numbers and percentage of samples that yielded non-equivocal serology status for Al and Tg.

^*No equivocal results for IgG to Al, 2 sera equivocal for IgM, 6 equivocal for IgG to Tg;

^**No equivocal results for IgG to Al, 1 serum equivocal for IgM, none equivocal for IgG to Tg;

^***9 equivocal results for IgG to Al, none equivocal for IgM, but 2 sera equivocal for IgG to Tg;

^****1 equivocal result for IgG to Al, 2 sera equivocal for IgM, 6 for IgG to Tg. Final sample size was 216 sera with unequivocal results.