Table 2.
Prevalence of pathogenic versus non-pathogenic enteric carriage in young Aboriginal children residing in a remote community
| PATHOGEN | Microscopy (n = 62) | PCR (n = 61) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct smear | SAFa | Ausdiagnostics | Allplex | |
| Bacteria | ||||
| Salmonella | N/A | N/A | 2 (3.3) | N/A |
| Clostridium difficile | N/A | N/A | 1 (1.6) | N/A |
| Campylobacter | N/A | N/A | 1 (1.6) | N/A |
| Shigella | N/A | N/A | 4 (6.6) | N/A |
| TOTAL | N/A | N/A | 8 (13.1) | N/A |
| Virus | ||||
| Adenovirus /Sapovirus | N/A | N/A | 14 (22.9) | N/A |
| Astrovirus | N/A | N/A | 6 (9.8) | N/A |
| Norovirus | N/A | N/A | 3 (4.9) | N/A |
| Rotavirus | N/A | N/A | 3 (4.9) | N/A |
| TOTAL | N/A | N/A | 24 (39.3) | N/A |
| Parasite | ||||
| Protozoa | ||||
| Giardia | 3 (4.8) | 3 (4.8) | 4 (6.6) | 0 (0) |
| Cryptosporidium | 0(0) | 1 (1.6) | 5 (8.2) | 0 (0) |
| Dientamoeba fragilis | 0(0) | 4 (6.5) | N/A | 0 (0) |
| Helminths | ||||
| Trichuris trichiura | 2 (3.3) | 4 (6.5) | N/A | 3 (4.9) |
| Strongyloides stercoralis | 0(0) | 0(0) | N/A | 0 (0) |
| Enterobius vermicularis | 0(0) | 1 (1.6) | N/A | 5 (8.2) |
| Cestodes | ||||
| Rodentolepis nana | 1 (1.6) | 2(3.2) | N/A | 2 (3.3) |
| TOTAL | 6 (9.7) | 15 (24.6) | 9 (14.8) | 10 (16.4) |
| NON- PATHOGENS | ||||
| Parasite | ||||
| Blastocystis hominis | 7 (11.3) | 8 (12.9) | N/A | N/A |
| Entamoeba coli | 2 (3.2) | 3(4.8) | N/A | N/A |
| Iodamoeba butschlii | 0(0) | 1 (1.6) | N/A | N/A |
| Chilomastix mesnili | 1 (1.6) | 1(1.6) | N/A | N/A |
| Endolimax nana | 0(0) | 1(1.6) | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 10 (16.1) | 12 (19.4) | N/A | N/A |
aUsing techniques of either FE Concentrate, fixed smear or modified AF stain