Molecular characterization of human Echinococcus isolates and the first report of E. canadensis (G6/G7) and E. multilocularis from the Punjab Province of Pakistan using sequence analysis

Table 3 Genotype assigned in relation to patient age, sex, and cyst localization

Parameter	No. of patients (%)	Genotype assigned
Age (years)
1–10	3 (7.9)^a	E. granulosus s.s.
11–20	6 (15.8)^a	E. granulosus s.s.; E. canadensis (G6/G7)
21–30	12 (31.6)^b	E. granulosus s.s.
31–40	4 (10.5)^a	E. granulosus s.s.; E. multilocularis
41–50	7 (18.4)^a	E. granulosus s.s.
51–60	4 (10.5)^a	E. granulosus s.s.
> 60 or 71–80	2 (5.3)^a	E. granulosus s.s.
Sex
Male	22 (57.8)^c	E. granulosus s.s.; E. canadensis (G6/7); E. multilocularis
Female	16 (42.2)^c	E. granulosus s.s.
Cyst location
Liver	19 (50.0)^d	E. granulosus s.s.; E. multilocularis; E. canadensis (G6/G7)
Lung	8 (22.5)^e	E. granulosus s.s.
Spleen	1 (2.5)^f	E. granulosus s.s.
Right side of pelvis	1 (2.5)^f	E. granulosus s.s.
Right forearm	1 (2.5)^f	E. granulosus s.s.
Gall-bladder	1 (2.5)^f	E. granulosus s.s.
Kidney	2 (5.0)^f	E. granulosus s.s.; E. canadensis (G6/G7)
Extradural cyst	1 (2.5)^f	E. granulosus s.s.
Kidney	1 (2.5)^f	E. granulosus s.s.
Hypochondrium	1 (2.5)^f	E. granulosus s.s.
Hepatogastric omentum	1 (2.5)^f	E. granulosus s.s.
Orbital biopsy	1 (2.5)^f	E. granulosus s.s.

^a,b Age: The different letters indicate statistically significant differences (χ² = 12.71, df = 6, P = 0.41)
^c Sex: No statistically significant difference between sexes (χ² = 1.89, df = 1, P = 0.25)
^d,e,f Cyst location: The different letters indicate statistically significant differences (χ² = 61.89, df = 11, P = 0.00)

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