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Table 4 Prevalence of enteric parasites in the recruited population (n = 766) in the present study, Paranaguá, Paraná, Brazil, 2015–2016

From: Prevalence of intestinal parasites, with emphasis on the molecular epidemiology of Giardia duodenalis and Blastocystis sp., in the Paranaguá Bay, Brazil: a community survey

Parasite species

N

Prevalence

(95% CI) (%)

Protozoans

327

42.7 (39.2–46.2)

Entamoeba coli

32

4.2 (2.9–5.8)

Entamoeba hartmanni

31

4.0 (2.8–5.6)

Entamoeba complexa

14

1.8 (1.0–3.0)

Endolimax nana

114

14.9 (12.5–17.5)

Iodamoeba bütschlii

5

0.7 (0.2–1.4)

Giardia duodenalis

84

11.0 (8.9–13.3)

Chilomastix mesnilii

3

0.4 (0.1–1.1)

Retortamonas intestinalis

2

0.3 (0.0–0.9)

Blastocystis sp.

216

28.2 (25.1–31.5)

Helminths

77

10.1 (8.1–12.3)

Enterobius vermicularisb

3

0.4 (0.1–1.1)

Trichuris trichiura

35

4.6 (3.3–6.2)

Ascaris lumbricoides

38

5.0 (3.6–6.7)

 Family Ancylostomatidae

8

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

Strongyloides stercoralis

2

0.3 (0.0–0.9)

Total

353

46.1 (42.6–49.6)

  1. Abbreviations: N number of infected individuals, CI confidence interval
  2. aEntamoeba complex: E. histolytica/E. dispar/E. moshkovskii
  3. bDiagnosis based exclusively on stool sample examination. No “Scotch tape” test was conducted