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Table 1 Summary of prevalence and intensity levels for helminth species determined by Kato-Katz and qPCR combined for all three regions surveyed

From: Clinical helminthiases in Thailand border regions show elevated prevalence levels using qPCR diagnostics combined with traditional microscopic methods

 

Kato-Katz

qPCR

No. positivea

Prevalence (%)

95% CI

EPG

95% CI

GMEPG

95% CI

 

No. positivea

Prevalence (%)

95% CI

Positive any species

102

17.99

14.82–21.16

    

Positive any species

139

24.51

20.96–28.07

O. viverrini

50

8.82

6.48–11.16

11.52

5.29–17.74

65.49

48.28–88.83

O. viverrini

97

17.28

14.16–20.41

Hookworm

33

5.82

3.89–7.75

12.55

3.78–21.33

83.83

53.42–121.54

N. americanus

13

2.29

1.06–3.53

Ancylostoma spp.

9

1.59

0.56–2.62

A. lumbricoides

12

2.12

0.93–3.30

313.8

0–632.24

2595.6

452.83–14878.05

A. lumbricoides

12

2.12

0.93–3.30

T. trichiura

9

1.59

0.56–2.62

11.16

0–30.30

92.87

22.23–387.90

T. trichiura

2

0.35

0–0.84

Taenia sp.

7

1.23

0.03–2.15

71.45

0–149.33

1009.19

73.35–13884.48

T. saginata

6

1.06

0.21–1.90

T. solium

1

0.18

0–0.52

E. vermicularis

4

0.71

0–1.40

0.4

0–0.96

39.93

9.60–166.09

    

Trichostrongyloides

1

0.18

0–0.52

0.044

0–0.133

25.51

na

    
        

S. stercoralis

7

1.23

0.03–2.15

  1. aFrom 567 samples
  2. Abbreviations: EPG, arithmetic EPG; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; na, not available