Is real-time PCR-based diagnosis similar in performance to routine parasitological examination for the identification of Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium.

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Is real-time PCR-based diagnosis similar in performance to routine parasitological examination for the identification of Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium parvum/Cryptosporidium hominis and Entamoeba histolytica from stool samples? Evaluation of a new commercial multiplex PCR assay and literature review A. Laude, S. Valot, G. Desoubeaux, N. Argy, C. Nourrisson, C. Pomares, M. Machouart, Y. Le Govic, F. Dalle, F. Botterel, N. Bourgeois, E. Cateau, M. Leterrier, P. Le Pape, F. Morio Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 190.e1-190.e8 (February 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.10.019 Copyright © 2015 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Schematic representation of the study design. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2016 22, 190.e1-190.e8DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2015.10.019) Copyright © 2015 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions