Table 2. miR5 detection in duodenal biopsies of patients with travel related persistent abdominal symptoms and no Giardia detection by histological examination.

	Sex	Age	Medical history	Biopsy timing	Improvement after treatment	Biopsy pathology	Ct miR5 duodenum	Ct DNA
1	M	34	Chronic diarrhea	Pre-treatment	Yes	Normal examination	31.0	>40
2	F	59	Chronic flatulence	Post-treatment	Yes	Normal examination	33.8	>40
3	M	68	Chronic diarrhea	Post-treatment	Yes	Normal examination	34.0	>40

Cutoff Ct for positive miR5: 33.5