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Table 5 Giardia infection assemblages in patients on corticosteroid therapy (POCT) and control (CONT) groups (univariate analysis).

From: Molecular characterization and risk analysis of Giardia duodenalis assemblages in corticosteroid-treated and non-treated patients in Ismailia, Arab Republic of Egypt

Assemblage

Total (N = 38)

POCT (N = 15)

CONT (N = 23)

OR

95% CI

p-value

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

A

10 (26.3)

7 (46.7)

3 (13.0)

7.0

0.8–68.6

0.084

B

16 (42.1)

5 (33.3)

11 (47.8)

1.4

0.2–11.1

1.000

Mixeda

12 (31.6)

3 (20.0)

9 (39.1)

Ref

  
  1. aMixed A + B or B + E
  2. POCT Patients on corticosteroid therapy, CONT Controls, OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, N Number
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