Research Article

Prevalence and Subtype Analysis of Blastocystis hominis Isolated from Patients in the Northeast of Iran

Table 4

The rate of Blastocystis spp. infection in different season.

SeasonInfectionTotal
PositiveNegative

Spring54 (8.7%)570 (91.3%)624 (33.2%)
Summer67 (10.6%)564 (89.4%)631 (33.6%)
Fall17 (5.3%)305 (94.7%)322 (17.1%)
Winter14 (4.7%)287 (95.3%)301 (16.0%)
Total152 (8.1%)1726 (91.9%)1878 (100%)