Immune Profile of Honduran Schoolchildren with Intestinal Parasites: The Skewed Response against Geohelminths

Figure 4

Association between STH infection intensity and Th2/Th1 cytokines ratio in studied children. Higher IL-4/IFN-γ ratios were associated with moderate-to-heavy ascariasis (a) and trichuriasis (b), although marginally significant in the latter. In children without STH infections, pathogenic protozoa were associated with higher levels of IFN-γ (c) and lower IL-10/IFN-γ (d). Geometric means (GM) are depicted in their respective boxes.

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