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. 2015 Mar 6;9(3):e0003551. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003551

Table 2. Cryptosporidium parvum/hominis and their association with gastrointestinal symptoms.

Clinical symptoms Cryptosporidium spp. negative (N = 2,206) Cryptosporidium spp. positive
C. hominis (N = 45) C. parvum (N = 36)
n (%) n (%) OR (95%CI) n (%) OR (95%CI)
Diarrhoea $ 929 (42.1) 34 (75.6) 2.4 (1.2–4.9) 26 (72.2) 2.6 (1.2–5.8)
Vomiting $ 785 (35.6) 19 (42.2) 1.2 (0.7–2.3) 23 (63.9) 3.1 (1.5–6.1)

OR: Age-adjusted odds ratios, with 95% confidence intervals (CI), calculated using the Mantel Haenszel method

$for seven Cryptosporidium spp. positive children no clinical data was available.