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 …

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

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 …

The intestinal protozoon Dientamoeba fragilis remains a clinical entity of dubious
significance. While several previous studies address questions of epidemiology, only a …

Dientamoeba fragilis (D. fragilis) is an intestinal parasite frequently detected in humans with
abdominal pain and diarrhoea, but it is also commonly found in asymptomatic subjects …

Background The association between Dientamoeba (D.) fragilis and the aetiology of
functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) in children is unclear. Aim The aim of this …

Dientamoeba fragilis belongs to the trichomonad group of protozoan parasites and it has
been implicated as a cause of gastrointestinal disease with world-wide prevalences ranging …

Dientamoeba fragilis is a common intestinal protozoan of unresolved clinical significance. In
a double-blinded placebo-controlled trial we show that eradicative metronidazole therapy …

The performance of a multiplex real-time PCR for the detection of Blastocystis, Dientamoeba
fragilis, Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium species and Entamoeba species in faecal samples …