The Novodiag® Stool parasites assay, an innovative high-plex technique for fast detection of protozoa, helminths and microsporidia in stool samples: a retrospective and prospective study

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Table 2

Performances of the Novodiag^® Stool Parasites assay on a collection of positive samples (n = 74 samples, retrospective study).

Parasite of interest	Positive samples according to routine procedure (n=)	Positive samples by the Novodiag^® assay (n=)
Blastocystis spp.	16	26
Dientamoeba fragilis	0	2
Giardia intestinalis	14	12
Cryptosporidium spp.	8	7
Cystoisospora belli	2	2
Entamoeba histolytica	2	2
Schistosoma mansoni	9	10
Taenia spp.	4	4^a
Ascaris lumbricoides/suum	1	1
Enterobius vermicularis	3	2
Strongyloides stercoralis	4	4
Hookworms	4	4^b
Trichuris spp.	8	4
Enterocytozoon bieneusi	8	7
Other parasites^*	42	0

All identified as T. saginata/Taenia asiatica by the Novodiag^® assay.

Identified as N. americanus (n = 3), A. duodenale (n = 1) by the Novodiag assay^®.

Other parasites not targeted by the Novodiag^® assay included: Dicrocoelium dendriticum (n = 1), Entamoeba coli (n = 16), Endolimax nana (n = 12), Entamoeba dispar (n = 6), Entamoeba hartmanni (n = 3), Iodamoeba butschlii (n = 1) and unidentified flagellates (n = 4).

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