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Table 2 Performance of Schistosomiasis immuno-diagnostic kits in egg-positive participants stratified by infection intensity

From: Immune responses result in misdiagnosis of Schistosoma japonicum by immunodiagnosis kits in egg-positive patients living in a low schistosomiasis transmission area of China

Diagnostic kits

EPG < =20

20 < EPG < =100

EPG > 100

Total

No. of detection

No. of missed cases

Missing rate (%)

No. of detection

No. of missed cases

Missing rate (%)

No. of detection

No. of missed cases

Missing rate (%)

No. of detection

No. of missed cases

Missing rate (%)

M1

112

7

6.25

16

0

0.00

12

0

0.00

140

7

5.00

M2

109

13

11.93

16

0

0.00

12

0

0.00

137

13

9.49

M3

112

16

14.29

16

0

0.00

12

0

0.00

140

16

11.43

M4

101

17

16.83

12

0

0.00

10

1

10.00

123

18

14.63

M5

110

22

20.00

16

0

0.00

12

0

0.00

138

22

15.94