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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 15, 2004; 10(24): 3643-3646
Published online Dec 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i24.3643
Table 1 Parasites, IL-5 levels and eosinophil values in pa-tients group
ParasitesThose with parasite infectionMean serum IL-5 (pg/mL)Mean PHA-IL-5 (ng/mL)Eosinophil %
E. vermicularis915.5383.48
A. lumbricoides19.987509
H. nana113.616208
T. saginata412.9652.56
E. coli321.154152.4
I.butschlii215.612978
B.hominis117.27NA4.4
G.intestinalis222.35872.53
Table 2 Serum IL-5, in-vitro IL-5 and eosinophil values in patients with parasite infection and controls
Serum IL-5 (pg/mL)In-vitro IL-5 (pg/mL)Eosinophil %
Patients with parasite infection16.26347.0
Control32.4885.46.5