Table 3.
Repartition of coinfection cases involving G. intestinalis and other protozoan species by age range and presence of diarrhea
| Age range (years) | Presence/absence of diarrhea | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infection by G. intestinalis | (1–3) | (4–6) | (7–10) | (11–15) | > 15 | Undetermined age | Presence of diarrhea | Absence of diarrhea |
| G. intestinalis | 15 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 62 |
| G. intestinalis + B. hominis | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| G. intestinalis + E. nana | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| G. intestinalis + B. hominis + E. nana | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| G. intestinalis + B. hominis + E. histolytica/dispar | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| G. intestinalis + E. nana + E. coli | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| G. intestinalis + E. nana + I. bütschlii | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| G. intestinalis + E. nana + E. histolytica/dispar | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| G. intestinalis + E. coli + E. histolytica/dispar | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| G. intestinalis + E. coli + B. hominis | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| G. intestinalis + E. coli + E. histolytica/dispar + B. hominis | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| G. intestinalis + B. hominis + E. nana + E. histolytica/dispar + I. bütschlii | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 92 |
Blastocystis hominis = B. hominis; Entamoeba coli = E. coli; Entamoeba histolytica/dispar = E. histolytica/dispar; Giardia intestinalis = G. intestinalis; Iodamoeba bütschlii = I. bütschlii.