Table 3. Crosstab of finding of trophozoites for identification of E histolytica in direct smears.
| E. histolytica | E. dispar | LR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trophozoite | 3 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 14% | 3% | 4.82 | ||||
| 86% | 97% | 0.88 | ||||
| Cyst | 18 | 557 | 575 | |||
| Total | 21 | 574 | 595 | |||
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