Table 1.
Frequency of Blastocystis in 16 medical laboratories in Ahvaz, southwest Iran
| Medical laboratory | No. of Samples | Positive N (Percent) |
Negative N (Percent) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baghaii hospital | 25 | 13 (52.0) | 12 (48.0) |
| Abozar | 43 | 9 (21.0) | 34 (79.0) |
| Pastour | 38 | 6 (15.7) | 32 (84.3) |
| Golestan | 42 | 8 (19.0) | 34 (81.0) |
| Razi | 44 | 9 (20.4) | 35 (79.6) |
| Imam Khomeini | 24 | 5 (21.0) | 19 (79.0) |
| Amir al moemenin | 31 | 11 (35.4) | 20 (64.6) |
| Naft | 54 | 16 (29.6) | 38 (70.4) |
| Shahid Rajaii. | 100 | 22 (22.0) | 78 (78.0) |
| Jihad daneshgahi | 57 | 7 (12.2) | 50 (87.8) |
| DR Jalali | 46 | 11 (24.0) | 35 (76.0) |
| Amir Kabir | 25 | 4 (16.0) | 21 (84.0) |
| Mehr. | 16 | 5 (31.2) | 11 (68.8) |
| DR Naghash | 45 | 7 (15.5) | 38 (84.5) |
| Shahid Karami | 23 | 12 (52.2) | 11 (47.8) |
| Shafa | 5 | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) |
| Total | 618 | 146 (23.62) | 472 (76.38) |