Several enteric protozoa cause severe morbidity and mortality in both humans and animals
worldwide. In developed settings, enteric protozoa are often ignored as a cause of diarrheal …

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 …

Despite recent advances in diagnostic technology, microscopic examination of stool
specimens remains central to the diagnosis of most pathogenic intestinal protozoa …

Diarrhoeal illness is a leading cause of child mortality and morbidity worldwide. There are
no precise or current estimates of the types and prevalence of pathogens associated with …

Introduction The clinical significance of Blastocystis sp. and Dientamoeba fragilis in patients
with gastrointestinal symptoms is a controversial issue. Since the pathogenicity of these …

Dientamoeba fragilis is a protozoan parasite of the human bowel, commonly reported
throughout the world in association with gastrointestinal symptoms. Despite its initial …

The aim of this study was to describe the first development and evaluation of a multiplex
tandem PCR (MT-PCR) assay for the detection and identification of 4 common pathogenic …

Among 750 symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, Dientamoeba fragilis was detected at a
prevalence of 5.2% and more common than Giardia intestinalis. Most infected patients …

Blastocystis is one of the most common enteric parasites present in humans. There is still
much uncertainty about the pathogenic potential of this parasite, and it was suggested that …

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 …