Ages (years)

General &

Entamoeba histolytica

Giardia lamblia

No. of patients

No. of PD

PD & E. histolytica

Male

& %

Female

& %

Gl

& %

PD

only

Both PD & G.l

Male

& %

Female

& %

<1 (n = 123)

13 (10.6%) 6

4 (11%)

2 (50%)

4 (50%)

3 (2.4%)

6 (35%)

2 (28.5%)

0 (0%)

2 (28.5%)

1 - 5 (n = 128)

14 (42.1%) 8

5 (13.8%)

3 (60%)

2 (40%)

5 (3.9%)

8 (42.1%)

3 (42.8%)

0 (0%)

3 (42.8%)

6 - 10 (n = 94)

6 (58.3%) 6

6 (16.6%)

2 (33.3%)

4 (66.6%)

4 (4.2%)

7 (58.3%)

2 (28.5%)

0 (0%)

2 (28.5%)

11 - 20 (n = 82)

5 (50%) 5

5 (13.8%)

2 (40%)

3 (60%)

6 (7.3%)

5 (50%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

21 - 30 (n = 105)

11 (26.6%) 5

4 (11.1%)

1 (25%)

3 (75%)

7 (6.6%)

4 (26.6%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

31 - 40 (n = 87)

3 (30%) 3

3 (8.3%)

1 (33.3%)

2 (66.6%)

4 (4.5%)

3 (30%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

41 - 50 (n = 94)

5 (71.4%) 5

5 (13.8%)

1 (20%)

4 (80%)

2 (2.1%)

5 (71.4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

>50 (n = 67)

4 (80%) 4

4 (11.1%)

3 (75%)

1 (25%)

0 (0%)

4 (80%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Total (n = 780)

61 (44.2%) 42

36 (37.8%)

15 (41.6%)

21 (58.3%)

31 (3.9%)

42 (44.2%)

7 (7.3%)

0 (0%)

7 (100%)