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Table 2 Prevalences of intestinal protozoan parasites in age groups

From: Possible pathogenicity of commensal Entamoeba hartmanni revealed by molecular screening of healthy school children in Indonesia

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)