Stool: Entamoeba histolytica/dispar, Blastocystis species, Endolimax nana– Shipped July 02, 2019
Educational Highlights
- Nucleic acid testing (NAT) can be used to identify E. histolytica by amplifying E. histolytica genes from extracted fecal DNA. Sensitivity and specificity are high (80–100% and 100%, respectively)
- E. histolytica has the unique ability among the intestinal amoebae parasitizing humans of being able to invade tissue.
