Ann Clin Microbiol 2023;26:67-73. Multicenter study on the molecular epidemiology of intestinal protozoan parasites in Korea
Table 3. Detection of the targeted protozoa among 51 non-diarrheal fecal samples obtained from nondiarrheal healthy controls using molecular diagnostics
Center (No. of sample)No. (%) of samples with positive to any protozoa by commercial Real-time PCR kits
Cryptosporidium parvumGiardia lambliaEntamoeba histolyticaCyclospora cayetanensisDientamoeba fragilisBlastocystis hominisMicrosporidia speciesKudoa septempunctata
Center 1 (n=13)0 0 0 0 05 (38.5)00
Center 2 (n=16)0 0 0 0 0 3 (18.8)00
Center 5 (n=11)0 0 0 0 0 1 (9.1)0 0
Center 6 (n=11)0 0 0 0 0 1 (9.1)0 0
Subtotal (n=51)0 0 00 0 10 (19.6)00

Abbreviation: PCR, polymerase chain reaction.