First Epidemiological Survey on the Prevalence and Subtypes Distribution of the Enteric Parasite Blastocystis sp. in Vietnam
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Ethics Approval and Questionnaire
2.2. Sampling Site and Collection of Samples
2.3. DNA Extraction, PCR Assays and Molecular Subtyping/Genotyping of Blastocystis sp. Isolates
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Blastocystis sp. STs | ||||||||||||
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Provinces/ Municipalities | Samples (n) | Positive Samples (n) | Prevalence (%) | ST1 | ST3 | ST4 | ST6 | ST7 | ST8 | ST10 | ST14 | MI a |
Da Nang | 138 | 49 | 35.5 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Quang Nam | 150 | 52 | 34.7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
Thua Thien Hué | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Quang Tri | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Quang Ngai | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Quang Binh | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dak Lak | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gia Lai | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ha Nam | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ha Noi | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 310 | 107 | 34.5 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 52 |
Blastocystis sp. STs | |||||||||
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Provinces/ Municipalities | ST1 | ST3 | ST4 | ST6 | ST7 | ST8 | ST10 | ST14 | MI a |
Da Nang | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
Quang Nam | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 16 |
Thua Thien Hué | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Quang Tri | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Quang Ngai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Quang Binh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dak Lak | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gia Lai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ha Nam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ha Noi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 7 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 39 |
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Nguyen, L.D.N.; Gantois, N.; Hoang, T.T.; Do, B.T.; Desramaut, J.; Naguib, D.; Tran, T.N.; Truong, A.D.; Even, G.; Certad, G.; et al. First Epidemiological Survey on the Prevalence and Subtypes Distribution of the Enteric Parasite Blastocystis sp. in Vietnam. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 731. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11030731
Nguyen LDN, Gantois N, Hoang TT, Do BT, Desramaut J, Naguib D, Tran TN, Truong AD, Even G, Certad G, et al. First Epidemiological Survey on the Prevalence and Subtypes Distribution of the Enteric Parasite Blastocystis sp. in Vietnam. Microorganisms. 2023; 11(3):731. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11030731
Chicago/Turabian StyleNguyen, Linh Do Ngoc, Nausicaa Gantois, Trung Thanh Hoang, Bong Thi Do, Jeremy Desramaut, Doaa Naguib, Tuan Ngoc Tran, Anh Duc Truong, Gaël Even, Gabriela Certad, and et al. 2023. "First Epidemiological Survey on the Prevalence and Subtypes Distribution of the Enteric Parasite Blastocystis sp. in Vietnam" Microorganisms 11, no. 3: 731. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11030731
APA StyleNguyen, L. D. N., Gantois, N., Hoang, T. T., Do, B. T., Desramaut, J., Naguib, D., Tran, T. N., Truong, A. D., Even, G., Certad, G., Chabé, M., & Viscogliosi, E. (2023). First Epidemiological Survey on the Prevalence and Subtypes Distribution of the Enteric Parasite Blastocystis sp. in Vietnam. Microorganisms, 11(3), 731. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11030731