Table 3.
Association | No. (%) |
---|---|
Cyclospora alone | 45 (75.0) |
Co-infections with commensal | 1 (1.7) |
Endolimax nana | 1 (1.7) |
Co-infections with pathogenic parasites | 6 (10.0) |
Blastocystis sp. | 3 (5.0) |
Giardia lamblia | 2 (3.3) |
Trichuris trichiura, Hymenolepis nana | 1 (1.7) |
Co-infections with commensal and pathogenic parasites | 8 (13.3) |
E. coli, Blastocystis sp. | 4 (6.5) |
E. nana, Blastocystis sp. | 1 (1.7) |
E. coli, E. nana, Blastocystis sp. | 1 (1.7) |
G. lamblia, E. nana, Blastocystis sp. | 1 (1.7) |
E. coli, E. hartmanni, Blastocystis sp., H. nana | 1 (1.7) |
Total | 60 (100.0) |
Bacteriologic testing was conducted for 16 children. Escherichia coli was identified in 12 children. No other bacterial enteric pathogens were isolated. Testing for enteroviruses was not conducted for these children.