Table 2. Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among 1041 food handlers, aged 18-64 years in Sari, northern Iran, 2011-2012.
Intestinal parasite | n | Positive (%) n = 162 | Positive (%) n = 1041 |
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Single infection | |||
G. lamblia | 82 | 50.9 | 7.9 |
B. hominis | 29 | 18 | 2.8 |
E. coli | 25 | 15.5 | 2.4 |
E. histolytica | 9 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
Cryptosporidium spp. | 5 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
I. butschlii | 5 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
H. nana | 3 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
Double infection | |||
G. lamblia + I. butschlii | 2 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
H. nana + E. coli | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Total infected | 161 | 100 | 15.5 |