Detection of diarrhoea-causing protozoa in general practice patients in The Netherlands by multiplex real-time PCR R. ten Hove, T. Schuurman, M. Kooistra, L. Möller, L. van Lieshout, J.J. Verweij Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 13, Issue 10, Pages 1001-1007 (October 2007) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01788.x Copyright © 2007 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Prevalence of (a) Giardia lamblia and (b) Cryptosporidium parvum/Cryptosporidium homis in different age groups, detected either by microscopy (hatched bars; n = 1635) or real-time PCR (solid bars; n = 950). The number of cases examined in each category is indicated below each bar. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2007 13, 1001-1007DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01788.x) Copyright © 2007 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions