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Table 5 Previous parasitic infection and its relationship to anti-parasitic therapy

From: Gastrointestinal parasitic infections: Prevalence and risk factors in West Ismailia, Arab Republic of Egypt

PPI

Treatment receipt

p-value

No (number = 163)

Yes (number = 103)

Entamoeba*

16 (9.8%)

22 (21.4%)

< 0.001

A. lumbricoides

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

E. vermicularis

6 (3.7%)

19 (18.5%)

H. nana

7 (4.3%)

8 (7.8%)

Schistosoma sp.

9 (5.5%)

3 (2.9%)

Taenia sp.

0 (0%)

2 (1.9%)

Yes, but unknown GIP infection

125 (76.7%)

48 (46.6%)

  1. *Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii