Table 1.
Sample Summary Statistics for Samples From Mirpur
| Subclinical Infections | Diarrheal Infections | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 72 | |||
| Male/female sex | 28/44 | |||
| Children with repeat infections in dataset | 19 | |||
| Samples | 182 | |||
| No. of PD samples | 60 | 31 | 91 | |
| No. of TOD samples | 60 | 31 | 91 | |
| Age at collection, d, mean (SD) | 362.5 (128.8) | 321.3 (136.3) | 348.7 (132.1) | |
| Days between PD and TOD samplea, mean (SD) | 31.1 (4.6) | 19.2 (9.1) | 27.0 (8.6) | |
| Parasite burden at TOD (pan-Cryptosporidium qPCR Ct), mean (SD) | 28.6 (6.2) | 29.9 (7.3) | 29.0 (6.6) | |
| Positive qPCR (for positive samples) | Pan-Cryptosporidium: 100% | Pan-Cryptosporidium: 100% | Pan-Cryptosporidium: 100% | |
| C. hominis: 60% | C. hominis: 58% | C. hominis: 59% | ||
| C. meleagridis: 7% | C. meleagridis: 6% | C. meleagridis: 7% | ||
| First infection/repeat infection, No. | 42/18 | 28/3 | 70/21 |
Abbreviations: Ct, cycle threshold; PD, predetection; qPCR, quantitative polymerase chain reaction; SD, standard deviation; TOD, time of detection.
aStatistically different between subclinical and diarrheal infections via t test (P = 4 × 10–8). All other comparisons between clinical types were not significantly different using a t test (all comparisons except first vs subsequent infection) or χ 2 test (first vs subsequent infection).