Table 2 Site wise distribution of parasitic infections
Parasites | Sites | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Community | Hospital | ||
Entamoeba histolytica (EH) | 42 | 14 | 56 |
Giardia lamblia (GL) | 51 | 11 | 62 |
Blastocystis hominis (BH) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Cyclospora spp. | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Cryptosporidium spp. | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Entamoeba coli | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Total single protozoa | 108 | 28 | 136 |
EH + GL | 5 | 2 | 7 |
EH + Cyclospora spp. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
GL + Cyclospora spp. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
EH + BH | 2 | 0 | 2 |
EH + Cryptosporidium spp. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
GL + Cryptosporidium spp. | 3 | 0 | 3 |
EH + Entamoeba coli | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Entamoeba coli +BH + Cryptosporidium spp. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total multiple protozoa | 20 | 7 | 27 |
Ascaris lumbricoides | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Hymenolepis nana | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Trichuris trichiura | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Schistosoma spp. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total single helminths | 8 | 3 | 11 |
GL + Hymenolepis nana | 1 | 1 | 2 |
EH + Trichuris trichiura | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total helminths + protozoa | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Total parasite positive cases | 138 | 39 | 177 |