Mini-FLOTAC, a new tool for copromicroscopic diagnosis of common intestinal nematodes in dogs

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Mean EPG of T. canis , ancylostomidae, T. vulpis in 59 faecal samples using five copromicroscopic techniques and two flotation solutions, sodium chloride (FS2) and zinc sulphate (FS7)

Parasite	Fresh faeces (mean EPG)					Faeces fixed in 5% formalin (mean EPG)
	Direct smear	Flotation in tube		Wisconsin		Flotation in tube		Wisconsin		Mini-FLOTAC		FLOTAC dual technique
	Direct smear	FS2	FS7	FS2	FS7	FS2	FS7	FS2	FS7	FS2	FS7	FS2	FS7
T. canis	0.2^**	5.8^**	7.4^**	20.5^**	27.0^**	5.3^**	6.2^**	66.6^*	80.2^*	118.3	129.3	118.6	134.2
Ancylostomidae	0.1⁺	32.1^**	17.4⁺	41.9^**	22.8⁺	29.1^**	4.9⁺	55.5^*	30.2^**	124.8	72.9^*	92.8	66.8^*
T. vulpis	0.4⁺	4.6⁺	6.2⁺	28.6⁺	36.8^**	5.6⁺	3.5⁺	43.0^**	53.1^**	82.3^*	73.3^*	59.5^**	109.4

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