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Table 6 Distribution of gastrointestinal parasites infection among family members residing in the same household

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

Family

No.

Total number of household members

Members infected with identical parasite

GIP infection within the same dwelling

Blastocystis sp.

G. duodenalis

Entamoeba sp.

C. cayetanensis

F1

3

3

3

-

-

-

F2

6

2

-

2

-

-

F3

4

2

-

2

-

-

F4

2

2

-

-

2 (E. coli)

-

F5

3

3

-

-

3 (E. histolytica complex)

-

F6

2

2

-

2

-

-

F7

2

2

2

-

-

-

F8

9

3

-

3

-

-

F9

3

2

-

-

-

2

F10

3

2

-

2

-

-

F11

3

2

2

-

-

-

F12

6

2

-

-

2 (E. coli)

-

F13

3

2

-

2

-

-

F14

3

2

-

-

2 (E. coli)

-

F15

2

2

-

-

2 (E. coli)

-

F16

6

4 (2)*

4

-

2 (E. coli)

-

F17

2

2

-

2

-

-

F18

2

2

-

-

-

2

  1. GIP: Gastrointestinal parasites; G. duodenalis: Giardia duodenalis; E. coli: Entamoeba coli; E. histolytica complex: Entamoeba histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii; C. caytanensis: Cyclospora cayetanensis. *Two members with a Blastocystis infection also have an E. coli co-infection
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