Table 2.
Performances of the AllplexTM PCR assay compared to microscopy on the retrospective cohort (n = 99).
| Sensitivity% (n/N) | |
|---|---|
| Giardia duodenalis | 81% (26/32) |
| Cryptosporidium spp. | 100% (26/26) |
| Dientamoeba fragilis | 81% (21/26) |
| Blastocystis hominis | 100% (26/26) |
| Cyclospora cayetanensis | 100% (4/4) |
| Entamoeba histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii | nd 1 |
1 As microscopy cannot allow the species identification, sensitivity and specificity could not be determined for E. histolytica detection. However, two positive results were confirmed by other molecular assay.