| |
PCR characterization
|
|---|
|
Microscopy
|
E. histolytica
|
E. dispar
|
E. histolytica + E. dispar
|
Negative
|
Total
|
|---|
|
Eh/Ed
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
11
|
|
Non Eh/Ed
|
7
|
13
|
3
|
38
|
61
|
|
Negative
|
−
|
−
|
−
|
237
|
237
|
|
TOTAL
|
8
|
19
|
3
|
287
|
309
|
- Values are the frequency of E. histolytica and/or E. dispar species microscopically and/or PCR detected. E. histolytica frequency [E. histolytica + (E. histolytica + E. dispar)] was 3.55 %; E. dispar frequency [E. dispar + (E. dispar + E. histolytica)] was 7.12 %, and frequency of Entamoeba infection [E. histolytica + (E. histolytica + E. dispar) + E. dispar] was 9.70 %. PCR, polymerase chain reaction. (−) PCR was not performed
