The microorganisms that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract comprise a complex
ecosystem with functions that significantly contribute to our systemic metabolism and have …

Entamoeba histolytica is the responsible parasite of amoebiasis and remains one of the top
three parasitic causes of mortality worldwide. With increased travel and emigration to …

SUMMARY This Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology document on the laboratory
diagnosis of parasites from the gastrointestinal tract provides practical information for the …

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 …

Amoebiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica), an
extracellular enteric protozoan. This infection mainly affects people from developing …

Blastocystis is an unusual enteric protozoan parasite of humans and many animals. It has a
worldwide distribution and is often the most commonly isolated organism in parasitological …

Diagnostic procedures in the field of medical parasitology require a great deal of judgment
and interpretation and are generally classified by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement …

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 …

Background This study reports the analytical sensitivity and specificity of a Loop-mediated
isothermal amplification (LAMP) and compares its amplification performance with …