Infection or colonization | Positive sample numbers (prevalence %) in age groups (years) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 < | |
(n = 12) | (n = 22) | (n = 25) | (n = 26) | (n = 21) | (n = 8) | (n = 24) | (n = 6) | |
Giardia intestinalis | 8 (66.7) | 11 (50.0) | 11 (44.0) | 15 (57.7) | 12 (57.1) | 4 (50.0) | 19 (79.2) | 1 (16.7) |
G. intestinalis ass. A | 3 (25.0) | 3 (13.6) | 1 (4.0) | 2 (7.7) | 5 (23.8) | 1 (12.5) | 8 (33.3) | 0 |
G. intestinalis ass. B | 8 (66.7) | 10 (45.5) | 11 (44.0) | 15 (57.7) | 10 (47.6) | 4 (50.0) | 19 (79.3) | 1 (16.7) |
Any Entamoeba | 8 (66.7) | 9 (40.9) | 11 (44.0) | 16 (61.5) | 7 (33.3) | 7 (87.5) | 14 (58.3) | 4 (66.7) |
E. histolytica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. dispar | 0 | 1 (4.5) | 2 (8.0) | 3 (11.5) | 3 (14.3) | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 0 |
E. moshkovskii | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. hartmanni | 3 (25.0) | 6 (27.3) | 5 (20.0) | 10 (38.5) | 4 (19.0) | 3 (37.5) | 11 (45.8) | 3 (50.0) |
E. coli | 7 (58.3) | 9 (40.9) | 8 (32.0) | 13 (50.0) | 6 (28.6) | 6 (75.0) | 12 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) |