Molecular identification and genetic characteristics of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients in Shanghai, China

Table 1 Occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients

Groups	Examined (n)	Cryptosporidium spp.		G. duodenalis		E. bieneusi
Groups	Examined (n)	Positive [n (%)]	χ2/P-value	Positive [n (%)]	χ2/P-value	Positive [n (%)]	χ2/P-value
Gender
Male	141	5 (3.6)	0.44/0.51	3 (2.1)	0.57/0.45	8 (5.7)	1.56/0.21
Female	14	1 (7.1)		0 (0)		0 (0)
Diarrhea
Yes	4	0 (0)	0.32/0.57	1 (25.0)	2.41/0.12	0 (0)	0.43/0.51
No	151	6 (4.0)		2 (1.3)		8 (5.3)
CD4⁺ T-lymphocyte count (cells/μL)
< 200	63	4 (6.4)	1.75/0.19	2 (3.2)	0.86/0.35	3 (4.8)	0.03/0.85
> 200	92	2 (2.2)		1 (1.1)		5 (5.4)
Total	155	6 (3.9)		3 (1.9)		8 (5.2)

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