Table 3 Prevalence of E. histolytica, E. dispar and E. moshkovskii infections as determined by nested PCR in microscopically positive faecal samples according to locations
Location (s) | PCR Positive | E. histolytica only | E. dispar only | E. moshkovskii only | E. histolytica + E. dispar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Pos Iskandar | 29 | 28 | 96.6 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sungai Koyan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
Sungai Bumbun | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 25.0 |
Bukit Serok | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 1 | 14.3 | 2 | 28.6 | 2 | 28.6 |
Sungai Layau | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 52 | 33 | 63.5 | 10 | 19.2 | 3 | 5.8 | 6 | 11.5 |