Table 3 Distribution of Entamoeba complex species identified by PCR
Microscopy | PCR | Disease status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | Number PCR positive (%) | Symptomatic (%) | Asymptomatic (%) | |
Positive (n = 23) | E. dispar only | 9 (40.9) | 3 (33) | 6 (67) |
E. moshkovskii only | 2 (9.1) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | |
E. histolytica + E. dispar | 2 (9.1) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | |
E. histolytica + E. moshkovskii | 2 (9.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | |
E. dispar + E. moshkovskii | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | |
Negative (n = 23) | E. histolytica only | 1 (4.5) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) |
E. histolytica + E. dispar | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | |
E. dispar + E. moshkovskii | 3 (13.6) | 2 (67) | 1 (33) | |
E. histolytica + E. moshkovskii + E. dispar | 1 (4.5) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | |