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Table 1 Blastocystis faecal microscopy, XIVC and PCR results before and after triple antibiotic therapy

From: Clinical pilot study: efficacy of triple antibiotic therapy in Blastocystis positive irritable bowel syndrome patients

Patient identity

Time

Faecal microscopy

PCR-WONG

PCR-ST1 specific

PCR-ST3 specific

PCR-ST4

Clearance

  

Faeces

XIVC

Faeces

XIVC

Faeces

XIVC

Faeces

XIVC

Faeces

XIVC

 

1

Baseline

+

+

ST4*

ST6*

Negative

 

Negative

ST3*

Negative

ST4

 
 

Day 15

Negative

Negative

ST4*

Negative

Negative

Negative

ST3

Negative

Negative

Negative

Yes

 

Week 6

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

      

Yes

2

Baseline

+

+

ST7*

Negative

Negative

 

Negative

 

Negative

  
 

Day 15

+

+

+

Negative

      

No

 

Week 6

+

+

ST7*

Negative

Negative

 

Negative

 

Negative

 

No

3

Baseline

+

 

ST1*

 

ST1

 

Negative

 

Negative

  
 

Day 15

+

+

+

 

Negative

 

Negative

 

Negative

 

No

 

Week 6

+

+

Negative

Negative

      

No

4

Baseline

+

+

Negative

ST3*

Negative

Negative

Negative

ST3

Negative

Negative

 
 

Day 15

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

      

Yes

 

Week 6

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

      

Yes

5

Baseline

+

+

ST4*

Negative

Negative

 

ST3*

 

ST4

  
 

Day 15

Negative

+

Negative

ST6*

Negative

 

ST3*

 

Negative

 

No

 

Week 6

Negative

+

ST4*

Negative

Negative

 

ST3*

 

ST4

 

No

6

Baseline

+

+

ST4*

Negative

Negative

 

Negative

 

ST4

  
 

Day 15

Negative

Negative

ST1*

Negative

Negative

 

Negative

 

Negative

 

Yes

 

Week 6

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

      

Yes

7

Baseline

+

Negative

Negative

ST4*

Negative

 

ST3*

 

Negative

  
 

Day 15

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

      

Yes

 

Week 6

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

      

Yes

8

Baseline

+

+

ST8*

ST8*

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

 
 

Day 15

+

 

ST8*

 

Negative

 

Negative

 

Negative

 

No

 

Week 6

+

+

ST8*

ST8*

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

No

9

Baseline

+

+

Negative

ST3*

 

Negative

 

ST3

 

Negative

 
 

Day 15

Negative

 

Negative

       

Yes

 

Week 6

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

      

Yes

10

Baseline

+

+

Negative

ST3*

 

Negative

 

ST3

 

Negative

 
 

Day 15

+

+

ST3*

Negative

Negative

 

ST3

 

Negative

 

No

 

Week 6

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

      

Yes

  1. XIVC: xenic invitro culture.
  2. Polymerase chain reaction PCR.
  3. *Sequenced.