Table 3 Statistical comparison of the results from six different methods to diagnose S. japonicum infections (P values)
| Type | Circulating antibody assays | Circulating antigen assays | Parasitological method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IHA | ELISA | DDIA | ELISA-COM | ELISA-IgY | Kato-Katz | ||
| Circulating antibody assays | IHA | ||||||
| ELISA | 1 | ||||||
| DDIA | 0.0495* | 0.0495* | |||||
| Circulating antigen assays | ELISA-COM | <0.0001** | <0.0001** | <0.0001** | |||
| ELISA-IgY | <0.0001** | <0.0001** | <0.0001** | 0.0833 | |||
| Parasitological method | Kato-Katz | <0.0001** | <0.0001** | <0.0001** | <0.0001** | <0.0001** | |