Table 3.
The parasites detected by all four diagnostic tests, giving their Accession Numbers for the GenBank
| PCR | WM | SD | FL | Overall* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parasitic species | Positive (%) | Acc. No. | Positive (%) | Positive (%) | Positive (%) | Positive (%) |
| G. lamblia | 34 (34) | – | 6 (6) | 5(6) | 3 (3) | 37 (36) |
| E. coli | 7 (7) | MH629959, MH629962–6 | 2 (2) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 8 (8) |
| H. nana | 8 (8) | MH629967–73 | 4 (4) | 1 (19 | 0 (0) | 9 (9) |
| Cryptosporidium | 6 (6) | – | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6(6) |
| E. dispar | 2 (2) | MH629960–1 | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 2(2) |
| E. nana | 4 (4) | – | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4(4) |
| E. vermicularis | - (−) | – | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1(1) |
| 61/102 (60) | 13/101 (13) | 10/92 (11) | 7/93 (8%) | 67/102 (66) | ||
Key: PCR, conventional and real-time polymerase chain reactions; Acc. No., accession number at GenBank; WM, wet mount preparation microscopy; SD, sedimentation method; FL, floatation method. * Based on at least one positive result by at least one method without repetition in cases detected by more than one method giving 61 parasitic infections of 7 different species in 46 individuals.