Table 1 Proportion of dogs with a positive test result for an intestinal parasite by the centrifugation method or coproantigen assay during Wellness Visits or Other Clinical Visits
Parasite | Wellness Visit | Other Clinical Visits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Centrifugation (95% CI) | Coproantigen immunoassay (95% CI) | Combineda (95% CI) | Centrifugation (95% CI) | Coproantigen immunoassay (95% CI) | Combineda (95% CI) | |
Giardia | 4.1% (4.0–4.1) | 12% (12.0–12.1) | 12.2% (12.1–12.2) | 3.5% (3.4–3.6) | 10.6% (10.5–10.7) | 10.8% (10.7–10.9) |
Hookworm | 2.2% (2.2–2.2) | 3.5% (3.5–3.6) | 4.1% (4.1–4.1) | 2.3% (2.3–2.3) | 3.6% (3.6–3.7) | 4.2% (4.1–4.2) |
Ascarid | 1.9% (1.9–1.9) | 2.1% (2.1–2.1) | 2.5% (2.5–2.5) | 1.3% (1.2–1.3) | 1.4% (1.4–1.4) | 1.7% (1.7–1.7) |
Eimeria | 1.8% (1.8–1.9) | 1.4% (1.4–1.5) | ||||
Cystoisospora | 1.6% (1.66–1.6) | 1.4% (1.4–1.4) | ||||
Whipworm | 0.6% (0.6–0.7) | 0.8% (0.8–0.9) | 1.1% (1.1–1.1) | 0.9% (0.9–0.9) | 1.1% (1.1–1.1) | 1.4% (1.3–1.4) |
Tapeworm | 0.2% (0.2–0.2) | 0.3% (0.3–0.3) | ||||