Table 3 Concomitant parasitic infections associated with Giardia duodenalis in patients on corticosteroid therapy (POCT) and controls (CONT)

No. of parasitic infections

Single Giardia infection

6

29

16

19

Double

8

2

7

3

Triple

4

0

3

1

Quadruple

2

0

1

1

Quintuple

1

0

0

1

Concomitant parasitic infection

15

2

11

6

Blastocystis sp.

1

2

2

1

Entamoeba coli

7

0

5

2

Chilomastix mesnili

4

0

1

3

Hymenolepis nana

2

0

1

1

Enterobius vermicularis

1

0

0

1

Dientamoeba fragilis

7

0

6

1

Endolimax nana

4

0

1

3