Table 2 |
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Sensitivities of detection of Blastocystis reported in various studies. |
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Detection Method |
compared to... |
reported a sensitivity of |
Year and country of study |
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Formol ethyl acetate concentration technique (FECT) |
Culture |
0% |
2004, UK [116] |
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FECT |
Culture |
19.6% |
2002, Thailand [72] |
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Simple Smear |
Culture |
16.7% |
2004, Thailand [69] |
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Simple Smear |
Culture |
42.5% |
2002, Thailand [72] |
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Trichrome Staining |
Culture |
40.2% |
2004, Thailand [69] |
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FECT |
PCR |
50% |
2007, Denmark [44] |
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Sodium acetate-acetic acid-formalin (SAF) concentration technique |
PCR |
82% |
2007, Denmark [44] |
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Culture |
PCR |
89% |
2007, Denmark [44] |
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ELISA serum antibody |
Culture |
92.1% |
2008, China [87] |
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Merthiolate-Iodine-Formalin |
-- |
(no studies found) |
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Sensitivities are representative only, and based on a small number of studies. Actual sensitivities may vary between laboratories due to variation in method, operator training, and quality of microscopic equipment [109], or variation in the distribution of Blastocystis subtypes being detected [44]. |
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Boorom et al. Parasites & Vectors 2008 1:40 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-1-40 |
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