Table 6 Results of the present study compared to other studies
Organism | Langewer et al4 (1996) (n = 77) | Joshi et al3 (2002) (n = 110) | Mohandas et al14 (2002) (n = 36) | Present study (2003) (n = 140) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E.histolytica | - | 14.9% | 1.7% | 17.1% |
Cryptospora | 22.8% | 8.5% | 10.8% | 5.71% |
Isospora | 4.8% | 17% | 2.5% | 2.86% |
Candidacies | - | - | - | 2.86% |
Other | - | 4.3% | 22.8% | 1.43% |
Strongyloides stercoralis | 1.2% | 5.3% | - | - |