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Table 1
Pathogens included to evaluate the analytical performances of multiplex PCRs, identified by microscopy (iodine-stained wet mount, Bailanger’s method and modified Ziehl–Neelsen staining) completed by E. histolytica-specific adhesion for amoeba species only (composite reference method) [12].
| Pathogen species identified by the reference method | Number of stool samples (n = 134) |
|---|---|
| Blastocystis sp. | 17 |
| Chilomastix mesnili | 2 |
| Cryptosporidium hominis | 6 |
| Cryptosporidium parvum | 20 |
| Cryptosporidium felis | 1 |
| Cryptosporidium meleagridis | 1 |
| Cystoisospora belli | 2 |
| Dicrocoelium dendriticum | 1 |
| Dientamoeba fragilis | 1 |
| Endolimax nana | 21 |
| Entamoeba coli | 35 |
| Entamoeba dispar/moshkovskii | 12 |
| Entamoeba hartmanni | 4 |
| Entamoeba histolytica | 4 |
| Enterocytozoon bieneusi | 1 |
| Giardia intestinalis | 37 |
| Hookworms | 2 |
| Hymenolepis nana | 2 |
| Iodamoeba butschlii | 3 |
| Pentatrichomonas intestinalis | 1 |
| Sarcocystis spp. | 1 |
| Schistosoma mansoni | 4 |
| Taenia spp. | 1 |
| Trichuris trichiura | 1 |
| Negative | 50 |
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