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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2007, p. 1035-1037, Vol. 45, No. 3
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02144-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

PCR Detection of Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, and Entamoeba moshkovskii in Stool Samples from Sydney, Australia{triangledown}

R. Fotedar,1 D. Stark,1* N. Beebe,2 D. Marriott,1 J. Ellis,3 and J. Harkness1

Department of Microbiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia,1 Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Australia,2 Department of Medical and Molecular Biosciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Australia3

Received 18 October 2006/ Returned for modification 21 December 2006/ Accepted 5 January 2007

This study investigated the presence of Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, and Entamoeba moshkovskii in stool samples from a patient population in Sydney, Australia. Stool samples were tested by microscopy and PCR. Five patients were found with E. histolytica infections, while E. dispar and E. moshkovskii were observed in 63 (70.8%) and 55 (61.8%) patients, respectively, by PCR. This is the first study in Australia using molecular techniques to determine the presence of E. histolytica, E. dispar, and E. moshkovskii.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst 2010, NSW, Australia. Phone: 61-2-83829206. Fax: 61-2-83822989. E-mail: dstark{at}stvincents.com.au.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 17 January 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2007, p. 1035-1037, Vol. 45, No. 3
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02144-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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