ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2006
Evaluation of three diagnostic methods, including real-time PCR, for detection of Dientamoeba fragilis in stool specimens.
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- Does Dientamoeba fragilis cause diarrhea? A systematic review.Parasitology research · 2018Pooled it
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- Assessment of Prevalence of Dientamoeba fragilis and Its Associated Factors Compared to Those of Giardia lamblia and Blastocystis sp. Among Greek Patients with Suspicion of Intestinal Parasitosis.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Allplex™ GI-Parasite Assay-A Multiplex Real Time PCR for the Diagnosis of Intestinal Protozoa: A Multicentric Italian Study.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Diagnostic dilemma: application of real-time PCR assays for the detection of Dientamoeba fragilis in medical and veterinary specimens.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- The Low Genetic Diversity of Dientamoeba fragilis Isolates in Southwest Turkey and Analysis of Clinical Findings.Acta parasitologica · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Blastocystis and Dientamoeba fragilis in diarrheal patients in Corum, Türkiye.Parasitology research · 2023Article
- Investigation of intestinal parasites by conventional and molecular methods in children with gastrointestinal system complaints.Parasitology research · 2023Article
- The NovodiagParasite (Paris, France) · 2022Article
- Investigation of neglected protists Blastocystis sp. and Dientamoeba fragilis in immunocompetent and immunodeficient diarrheal patients using both conventional and molecular methods.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Detection of enteric parasites and molecular characterization ofParasitology · 2021Article
- Molecular diagnosis of scabies using a novel probe-based polymerase chain reaction assay targeting high-copy number repetitive sequences in the Sarcoptes scabiei genome.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Dientamoeba fragilis Infection in Patients with Digestive and Non-Digestive Symptoms: A Case-Control Study.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2020Article
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- Molecular Biology Can Change the Classic Laboratory Approach for Intestinal Protozoan Infections.Frontiers in microbiology · 2017Article
- Dientamoeba fragilis, the Neglected Trichomonad of the Human Bowel.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2016Review
- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Intestinal Protozoan Infections with Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Blastocystis and Dientamoeba among Schoolchildren in Tripoli, Lebanon.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2016Article
- Molecular testing for clinical diagnosis and epidemiological investigations of intestinal parasitic infections.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2014Review
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- Enteric protozoa in the developed world: a public health perspective.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2012Review
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Abstract
Dientamoeba fragilis is a protozoan parasite of humans that infects the mucosa of the large intestine and is associated with gastrointestinal disease. We developed a 5' nuclease (TaqMan)-based real-time PCR assay, targeting the small subunit rRNA gene, for the detection of D. fragilis in human stool specimens and compared its sensitivity and specificity to conventional PCR and microscopic examination by a traditional modified iron-hematoxylin staining procedure. Real-time PCR exhibited 100% sensitivity and specificity.
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