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Table 5 Association of CD4+ counts with intestinal parasitoses and T. gondii infection among HD patients in Alexandria, Egypt (2014–2016)

From: Opportunistic parasitoses among Egyptian hemodialysis patients in relation to CD4+ T-cell counts: a comparative study

Parasite species

CD4+ count

(/μl)

N

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

P value

Overall intestinal parasitoses

<  200

21

14 (66.7)

2.04 (0.759–5.489)

0.158

≥ 200

99

49 (49.5)

Cryptosporidium species

<  200

21

11 (52.4)

2.79 (1.066–7.297)

0.037*

≥ 200

99

28 (28.3)

B. hominis

<  200

21

6 (28.6)

1.32 (0.460–3.798)

0.604

≥ 200

99

23 (23.2)

Microsporidia

<  200

21

6 (28.6)

4.55 (1.383–14.970)

0.013*

≥ 200

99

8 (8.1)

E. histolytica/dispar

<  200

21

2 (9.5)

5.11 (0.677–38.510)

0.114

≥ 200

99

2 (2.0)

G. lamblia

<  200

21

0 (0.0)

0.907 (0.042–19.580)

0.950

≥ 200

99

2 (2.0)

C. cayetanensis

<  200

21

1 (4.8)

4.90 (0.294–81.660)

0.268

≥ 200

99

1 (1.0)

C. belli

<  200

21

1 (4.8)

4.90 (0.294–81.660)

0.268

≥ 200

99

1 (1.0)

Overall T. gondii seropositivity

<  200

21

13 (61.9)

4.33 (1.617–11.61)

0.004*

≥ 200

99

27 (27.3)

  1. HD Hemodialysis, OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval; *, statistically significant at P < 0.05