Table 5.

Prevalence of FOB at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months stratified by Schistosoma mansoni infection dynamics^*

Egg-patent S. mansoni			n/N (%)
Baseline	6 months	12 months	Baseline	6 month	12 month
−	−	+	3/29 (10.3)	12/29 (41.4)	8/29 (27.6)
−	+	+	1/2 (50.0)	2/2 (100)	0/2 (0)
−	+	−	0/8 (0)	0/8 (0)	2/8 (25.0)
+	−	−	11/29 (37.9)	9/29 (31.0)	4/29 (13.8)
+	+	−	4/13 (30.8)	9/13 (69.2)	3/13 (23.1)
+	−	+	2/16 (12.5)	4/16 (25.0)	4/16 (25.0)
+	+	+	12/21 (57.1)	10/21 (47.6)	9/21 (42.9)
−	−	−	44/264 (16.7)	48/264 (18.2)	27/264 (10.2)

^*FOB = fecal occult blood.