Journal of IiME Volume 3 Issue 1 www.investinme.org Similarities of ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): Comparisons of Co-Infections (continued) TABLE 4. Prevalence and Odds Ratio Analysis of Systemic Infections in ASD Patients and Matched Healthy Control Subjects. Type of infection ASD Patients n = 48 (%) HHV-6 C. Pneumoniae Mycoplasma spp. M. pneumoniae M. fermentans M. hominis M. penetrans Single mycoplasmal infection Multiple mycoplasmal infections M. fermentans +M. pneumoniae M. fermentans +M. hominis M. pneumoniae +M. hominis M. fermentans +M. hominis + M. pneumoniae Mycoplasma + HHV-6 Mycoplasma + C. pneumoniae C. pneumoniae + HHV-6 7 2 1 2 8 (16.7) 2 (4.2) 1 (2.1) 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Chi2 = 4.7, p< 0.01 Chi2 = 1.9, p< 0.3 Chi2 = 1.4, p< 0.2 Chi2 = 1.9, p<0.2 Chi2 = 4.4, p< 0.01 Chi2 = 2.1, p< 0.19 Chi2 = 1.6, p< 0.3 12 (25.0) 0 (0) Chi2 = 11.7, p< 0.001 14 (29.2) 4 (8.3) 28 (58.3) 16 17 5 1 16 (33.3) Control Subjects n = 45 (%) 4 (8.3) 1 (2.1) 2 (4.7) 2 0 0 0 2 (4.7) Odds Ratio, p or Chi2 4.5, p< 0.01 5.6, p< 0.01 13.8, p< 0.001 9.2, p< 0.001 14.8, p< 0.001 11.8, p< 0.01 6.6, p< 0.01 13.8, p< 0.001 Invest in ME (Charity Nr. 1114035) Page 18/76
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