Table 3.
The frequency of Cryptosporidium appearing in mono- and co-infections.
| Type of infection | No | Total No | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single infection | 8 | 30.7 | |
| Double infection | 12 | 46.2 | |
| Cryptosporidium + E. moshkovskii* | 1 | ||
| Cryptosporidium + G. lamblia | 9 | ||
| Cryptosporidium + E. histolytica** | 2 | ||
| Triple infection | 4 | 15.4 | |
| Cryptosporidium + E. histolytica + G. lamblia | 3 | ||
| Cryptosporidium + E. moshkovskii + G. lamblia | 1 | ||
| Quadruple infection | 2 | 7.7 | |
| Cryptosporidium + E. histolytica + G. lamblia + E. dispar*** | 1 | ||
| Cryptosporidium + E. moshkovskii + G. lamblia + E. dispar Total no. of Cryptosporidium-infected cases Total no. of samples | 1 | 26 134 | 19.4 |
Note: *, **, *** The specific species of Entamoeba in the table was obtained from data published earlier by the author (ElBakri et al. 2013; 2014).