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Table. Identified human parasites and health status.

Identified parasites Infected people, no. (%) HIV-positive HIV-negative
Diarrhea No diarrhea Diarrhea No diarrhea
Entamoeba coli 45 (43.3%) 0 6 7 32
Cyclospora cayetanensis 23 (22.1%) 0 1 1 1
Entamoeba histolytica 19 (18.2%) 1 2 3 13
Iodamoeba bütschlii 15 (14.4%) 0 1 3 11
Chilomastix mesnili 11 (10.6%) 0 0 2 9
Cryptosporidium parvum 8 (7.6%) 2 3 2 1
Giardia duodenalis 6 (5.7%) 0 2 0 4
Endolimax nana 4 (3.8%) 1 0 0 3
Blastocystis hominis 3 (2.8%) 1 0 1 1
Trichomonas hominis 1 (0.9%) 0 0 0 1
Schistosoma mansoni 1 (0.9%) 0 1 0 0
No parasites 25 (24%) 1 6 1 16

Note: where values do not add up to the total, there were missing values regarding the patient's HIV status.