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Table 5 Association of intestinal helminths with HIV viral load in HIV-infected patients (n = 158; among the participants who were screened for helminths via stool samples, only 158 had available HIV viral load data)

From: Intestinal helminth infections in HIV-infected patients in Savannakhet after establishment of an HIV registration network in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Species

HIV viral load (copies)/mL

OR (95% CI)

P value

< 250 (n = 146)

≥ 250 (n = 12)

Positive

Negative

Positive

Negative

Any helminth

52 (35.6%)

94 (64.4%)

3 (25.0%)

9 (75%)

0.60 (0.16–2.32)

0.54

O. viverrini

25 (17.1%)

121 (82.9%)

0 (0.0%)

12 (100%)

n.a.

0.22

S. stercoralis

14 (9.6%)

132 (90.4%)

1 (8.3%)

11 (91.7%)

0.86 (0.10–7.14)

1.00

 Hookworm

17 (11.6%)

129 (88.4%)

2 (16.7%)

10 (83.3%)

1.52 (0.31–7.52)

0.64

T. saginata

5 (3.4%)

141 (96.6%)

0 (0.0%)

12 (100%)

n.a.

1.00

  1. n.a. not applicable