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The faecal samples were processed by direct wet smear and formalin ethyl acetate concentration technique followed by iodine staining and examined via microscopy for the presence of <jats:italic>Entamoeba<\/jats:italic> species and other intestinal parasites. Microscopically positive samples for <jats:italic>Entamoeba<\/jats:italic> species cysts were further characterized using a Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction (Nested-PCR) targeting 16S-like ribosomal RNA gene. The data entry and analysis was carried out using the SPSS software (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) program for Windows version 17 (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Based on single faecal examination, overall prevalence of <jats:italic>Entamoeba<\/jats:italic> infection was 17.6% (75\/426). Females (19.1%) were more commonly infected compared to males (15.9%). Comparison by age groups showed that adults (23.9%) had higher infection rates than children (15.3%). The PCR results showed that 52 out of 75 microscopy positive samples successfully generated species-specific amplicons. The infection with <jats:italic>E. histolytica<\/jats:italic> (75.0%; 39\/52) was the most common, followed by <jats:italic>E. dispar<\/jats:italic> (30.8%; 18\/52) and <jats:italic>E. moshkovskii<\/jats:italic> (5.8%; 3\/52). Of these, 33 (63.5%) were shown to contain only <jats:italic>E. histolytica,<\/jats:italic> 10 (19.2%) contained <jats:italic>E. dispar<\/jats:italic> and 3 (5.8%) contained only <jats:italic>E. moshkovskii<\/jats:italic>. Mixed infection with <jats:italic>E. histolytica<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>E. dispar<\/jats:italic> was found in 6 (11.5%) samples.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The present study essentially emphasized the benefit of molecular techniques in discriminating the pathogenic <jats:italic>Entamoeba<\/jats:italic> species from the non-pathogenic for accurate diagnosis and better management of amoebiasis. 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