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. 2015 Mar-Apr;57(2):139–144. doi: 10.1590/S0036-46652015000200007

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
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