Table 5.
LLOD | Positive Replicates | Ct Value Average | |||
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Target | Concentration | Isolate 1 | Isolate 2 | Isolate 1 | Isolate 2 |
Dientamoeba fragilis | 125 org/mL | 20/20 | 20/20 | 32.45 | 30.66 |
Cryptosporidium parvum | 1600 org/mL | 19/20 | 20/20 | 32.54 | 31.95 |
Cryptosporidium hominis | 1600 org/mL | 20/20 | 20/20 | 31.81 | 30.34 |
Cyclospora cayetanensis | 25 GE/mL | 20/20 | 20/20 | 33.11 | 31.76 |
Blastocystis hominis | 100 org/mL | 20/20 | 19/20 | 31.96 | 33.56 |
Giardia intestinalis | 5700 GE/mL | 20/20 | 19/20 | 32.23 | 32.63 |
Entamoeba histolytica | 3000 org/mL | 20/20 | 20/20 | 33.76 | 32.81 |
Enterocytozoon bieneusi | 4 org/mL | 20/20 | 20/20 | 34.53 | 32.79 |
Encephalitozoon intestinalis | 1200–2500 org/mL | 20/20 * | 20/20 # | 33.04 | 29.84 |
* Isolate 1 was tested at 1200 organisms/mL, and # Isolate 2 was tested at 2500 organisms/mL.