Table 4 The percentage of positive samples of T. canis , ancylostomidae and T. vulpis in 38 positive faecal samples, using five copromicroscopic techniques
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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence (%) | Prevalence (%) | |||||||||||||
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 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 100 | 66.7 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Ancylostomidae | 4 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 100 | 75 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
T. vulpis | 2 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |