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Table 1 Epidemiological, demographic, immunologic and virological characteristics of the enrolled patients (N = 156). A total of N = 23 were naïve and N = 133 on ART

From: Molecular characterization of Blastocystis subtypes in HIV-positive patients and evaluation of risk factors for colonization

Study population

N (%)

Gender, male

117 (75%)

Age, years (mean ± SD)

47.05 ± 12.38

Foreign origin

39 (25%)

MSM

50 (32.0%)

Domestic animals

74 (47.4%)

Travels

67 (42.9%)

CD4 count, cells/ml, mean ± SD

655.04 ± 381.56

HIV-RNA (< 37 copies/ml)

112 (71.8%)

Naïve subjects

23 (14.74%)

2NRTI + NNRTI

35 (26.3%)

2NRTI + IP/r

34 (25.6%)

2NRTI + INI

36 (27.1%)

Dual therapy

28 (21%)