References | Country | Study design | Diagnostic methods | Statistical significant difference | Total case | Positive case | Blastocystis subtypes in case group | Total control | Positive control | Blastocystis subtypes in control group | QA |
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Ali et al. [23] | Egypt | CC* | Microscopic (modified trichrome stain), culture, and PCR | No significant differences (p value = 0.101) | 100 | 52 | ST1 (1), ST2 (2), ST3 (4), and ST7 (3) | 100 | 42 | ST1 (4), ST2 (2), and ST3 (4) | 10 |
Mahmoudvand et al. [24] | Iran | CC | Microscopic (modified trichrome stain) and PCR | Significant differences (p value < 0.001) | 67 | 16 |  | 67 | 6 |  | 9 |
Hawash et al. [25] | Saudi Arabia | CC | Microscopic | Significant differences (p value < 0.05) | 75 | 20 |  | 25 | 2 |  | 9 |
Sulzyc Bielicka et al. [4] | Poland | CC | Microscopic and PCR | Significant differences (p value = 0.00409) | 107 | 13 | ST1 (2), ST2 (1), and ST3 (9) | 124 | 3 | ST1 (1) and ST3 (1) | 10 |
Al-Dabbagh and Al-Mukhtar [26] | Iraq | CC | Microscopic (formalin saline) and ELISA (B. hominis antigen) | No significant differences (p value = 0.6956) | 40 | 15 |  | 80 | 33 |  | 9 |
Mohamed et al. [27] | Saudi Arabia | CC | Microscopic, culture, and PCR | Significant differences (p value < 0.05) | 74 | 22 | ST1 (12) and ST5 (10) | 80 | 12 | ST1 (2), ST2 (7), and ST5 (3) | 10 |
Kumarasamy et al. [28] | Malaysia | CC | Microscopic (formal ether concentration), culture, and PCR | Significant differences (p value < 0.05) | 204 | 43 | ST1 (9), ST2 (1), ST3 (26), ST1 + 2 (2), ST2 + 3 (4), and ST5 (1) | 221 | 22 | ST1 (6), ST2 (2), ST3 (7), ST2 + 3 (4), and ST5 (3) | 10 |
Asghari et al. [29] | Iran | CS* | Microscopic (modified trichrome stain), culture, and PCR | Â | 4 | 2 | ST3 (2) | Â | Â | Â | 5 |
Majeed et al. [30] | Iraq | CS | Microscopic | Â | 116 | 51 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 7 |
Esteghamati et al. [31] | Iran | CS | Microscopic and PCR | Â | 39 | 11 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 6 |
Zhang et al. [32] | China | CS | Microscopic and PCR | Â | 49 | 4 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 6 |
Yersal et al. [33] | Turkey | CS | Microscopic, culture, and PCR | Â | 66 | 5 | ST1 (3) and ST3 (2) | Â | Â | Â | 7 |
Chandramathi et al. [34] | Malaysia | CS | Microscopic and culture | Â | 15 | 7 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 5 |