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In order to identify the prevalence ofEntamoeba histolytica in tourists with diarrhoea returning from countries of the developing world, sensitivity and specificity of a commercially available enzyme immunoassay (EIA) kit for the detection ofEntamoeba histolytica coproantigen in stool were evaluated. Five hundred seventy-seven specimens from 469 patients were examined by microscopy and EIA. Sixty-two specimens from 49 patients were considered positive forEntamoeba histolytica. Compared with microscopic examination of stool samples, the EIA was found to be slightly more sensitive (90.3% vs. 87.1%) and was 97.7% specific forEntamoeba histolytica.
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Jelinek, T., Peyerl, G., Löscher, T. et al. Evaluation of an antigencapture enzyme immunoassay for detection ofEntamoeba histolytica in stool samples. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 15, 752–755 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01691966
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