Table 2 The sensitivity of the two different preservation methods and of five different copromicroscopic techniques for the diagnosis of T. canis , ancylostomidae and T. vulpis in 59 positive faecal samples
From: Mini-FLOTAC, a new tool for copromicroscopic diagnosis of common intestinal nematodes in dogs
Parasite | TOT positive samples | Fresh faeces | Faeces fixed in 5% formalin | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sensitivity (%) | Sensitivity (%) | |||||||||||||
Direct smear | Flotation in tube | Wisconsin | Flotation in tube | Wisconsin | Mini-FLOTAC | FLOTAC dual technique | ||||||||
FS2 | FS7 | FS2 | FS7 | FS2 | FS7 | FS2 | FS7 | FS2 | FS7 | FS2 | FS7 | |||
T. canis | 13 | 5.1** | 66.6* | 61.5** | 87.2 | 92.3 | 51.3** | 59.0** | 94.9 | 94.9 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Ancylostomidae | 21 | 1.6** | 96.8 | 82.5* | 100 | 96.8 | 98.4 | 71.4** | 100 | 96.8 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
T. vulpis | 25 | 14.7** | 66.6** | 58.6** | 89.3 | 96.0 | 74.6* | 65.3** | 98.6 | 97.3 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |