Improved sensitivity of the urine CAA lateral-flow assay for diagnosing active Schistosoma infections by using larger sample volumes

Table 2 Kato Katz analysis, two slides per stool on 3 stools collected on consecutive days

	*Day 1*	*Day 2*	*Day 3*	*Day 1-3*
*Assay result* ^a	*KK1-2*	*KK3-4*	*KK5-6*	*KK1-6* ^b
*KK egg positive*	17 (15%)	13 (12%)	12 (11%)	25 (22%)
*KK egg negative*	96 (85%)	100 (88%)	101 (89)	88 (78%)
*Samples tested*	113	113	113	113

^aNumber of individuals with/without eggs; between brackets the percentage of samples with a specific test result considering testing the complete collection (positive egg result indicates prevalence of infection by KK).
^bTotal number of individuals with eggs; identified an egg in at least one out of six slides.

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