Frequency of Entamoeba Complex in Individuals Referred to the Medical Laboratories in Jahrom City, South of Iran

Table 1

Frequency distribution of Entamoeba complex based on age group, gender, and location by molecular detection.

Age range	Sample size (n)	Entamoeba moshkovskii (n)				Entamoeba dispar (n)				Entamoeba histolytica (n)
		Male		Female		Male		Female		Male		Female
26–30	45	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban
31–35	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36–40	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41–45	45	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46–50	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
51–55	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
56–60	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
60<	45	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	360	4				5				2