Table 1 Sample- and subject-wise prevalence of the protist among CiPP study participants
Protist species positivity | Blastocystis | Dientamoeba fragilis | Entamoeba spp. |
|---|---|---|---|
By samples (n = 227) | 26 (11.5%) | 41 (18.1%) | 6 (2.6%) |
By subjects (n = 78) | |||
 Ever positive | 12 (15.4%) | 18 (23.1%) | 2 (2.6%) |
 Persistent positivity | 8 | 10 | 2 |
 Newly acquired positivity | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Converted into negativity | 3 | 5 | 0 |
 Other pattern | 0 | 1 | 0 |