Table. Microbiological examination of samples of feces, appendix, recto-uterine pouch, and peritoneal fluid from child who had peritonitis, Casablanca, Morocco*.

Variable	Date of sampling, 2013
	Aug 30		Sept 1				Nov 13
Procedure/result	Feces		Appendix	Recto-uterine pouch	Peritoneal fluid		Feces
Microscopic examination	Numerous Blastocystis vacuolar forms; no Cryptosporidium or other parasites		Presence of rare Blastocystis†	ND	ND		Absence of parasites
Real-time PCR
Blastocystis spp.	Positive		Positive	Positive	Positive		Negative
Cryptosporidium spp.	Negative		Negative	Negative	Negative		ND
Sequencing
Blastocystis spp. genotype	ST2, ST3		ST3	ST3	ST3		ND
Bacterial culture	Negative for Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Yersinia enterocolitica		ND	Multimicrobial flora	Multimicrobial flora		ND
Viral antigen detection	Negative for aenovirus and rotavirus		ND	ND	ND		ND
*ND, not done; ST, subtype. †Figure, panels B,C.