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Table 2 Prevalence of parasite infection in 247 children aged 0–15 in Italy

From: Intestinal parasite infections in immigrant children in the city of Rome, related risk factors and possible impact on nutritional status

 

No.s of positive children

Prevalence (%)

Prevalence among positives (%)

Monoparasitism

30

12.15

81.1

Polyparasitism

7

2.83

18.9

Total positive

37

15.00

100

Parasite species

   

Blastocystis hominis

19

7.69

51.35

Entamoeba coli

12

4.86

32.43

Giardia duodenalis

9

3.64

24.32

Enterobius vermicularis

3

1.21

8.11

Ascaris lumbricoides

1

0.40

2.70

B. hominis + G. duodenalis

1

0.40

2.70

B. hominis + E. coli

2

0.81

5.41

E. coli + G. duodenalis

3

1.21

8.11

B. hominis + S. stercoralis

1

0.40

2.70