Infections causes by parasites of the gastrointestinal tract are a global public health problem.
In industrialised countries, their particular epidemiological (low general prevalence of …

For many years PCR-and other DNA-based methods of pathogen detection have been
available in most clinical microbiology laboratories; however, until recently these tools were …

In recent years, the isolation of parasitic DNA from faecal samples and PCR techniques,
have been improved and simplified. Moreover, the introduction of real-time PCR has made it …

Following the success of nucleic acid-based detection in virology and bacteriology, multiplex
real-time PCRs are increasingly used as first-line diagnostics in clinical parasitology …

Over the past few decades, nucleic acid-based methods have been developed for the
diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections. Advantages of nucleic acid-based methods are …

Enteric parasites are major contributors to the global diarrhoeal disease load, infecting>
67.2 million people. Their prevalence and clinical impact, however, are underestimated due …

For many years microscopy has been considered the mainstay of the diagnosis of parasitic
infections. In our laboratory, before the advent of molecular biology, the approach for the …

Molecular detection of gastrointestinal protozoa is more sensitive and more specific than
microscopy but, to date, has not routinely replaced time-consuming microscopic analysis …

Although microscopic examination of stool samples remains the reference method for the
diagnosis of intestinal protozoal infections, these techniques are time-consuming and …

The implementation of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)‐based diagnostics of intestinal
protozoa has led to higher sensitivity and (subtype) specificity, more convenient sampling …