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. 2006 Jan;13(1):68–73.

Table 2 :

Prevalence of parasitic infections with regard to age

Parasites: Age in years
15–20 (n=8) 25–34 (n=18) 35–44 (n=22) >44 (n=12)
Cryp. Parvum 0 1 3 2
G. intestinalis 1 2 1 1
E. histolytica 1 1 1 1
A. duodenale 0 2 2 0
E. coli 2 1 1 2
A. lumbricoldes 1 3 4 2
T. trichuira 1 1 2 2
l. bell 0 0 1 1
B. hominis 0 0 1 1

Key : Cryp. Parvum= Cryptosporidium parvum, G. intestinalis= Giardia intestinalis, E. histolytica= Entamoeba histolytica, A. duodenale= Ancylostoma duodenale, E. coli=Entamoeba coli, A. lumbricoides= Ascaris lumbricoides, T. trichuira= Trichuris trichuira, I. Belli= Isospora belli, B. hominis= Blastocystis hominis.