Research Article
Intestinal Parasites Infection in Children with Cancer in Ahvaz, Southwest Iran
Table 3
The frequency of intestinal parasites and the type of malignancy in children with cancer.
| | | Type of malignancy | Parasite/numbers | (%) infection |
| | 1 | Blastocystis/3 | Neuroblastoma | 9.6 | | Strongyloides stercoralis/1 | | Endolimax nana/1 |
| | 2 | Blastocystis/2 | AML | 5.8 | | Endolimax nana/1 |
| | 3 | Blastocystis/2 | ALL | 13.5 | | Chilomastix mesnili/1 | | Endolimax nana/1 | | Entamoeba coli/1 | | Enterobius vermicularis/1 |
| | 4 | Blastocystis/1 | Ewing sarcoma | 1.92 | | 5 | Blastocystis/1 | HLH | 1.92 | | 6 | Blastocystis/1 | Osteosarcoma | 1.92 | | 7 | Blastocystis/1 | Neurofibromatosis | 1.92 |
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