Table 1 Parasite detection rates determined by Mini Parasep SF kit (stool kit), formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique (FECT) and Kato-Katz (KK) method and statistical comparisons between methods (n = 150)
Parasites | No. positive (%) | P-values from McNemar’s test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stool kit | FECT | KK | Stool kit vs FECT | Stool kit vs KK | FECT vs KK | |
Opisthorchis viverrini | 41 (27.3) | 46 (30.7) | 43 (28.7) | 0.359 | 0.824 | 0.664 |
Other parasites | ||||||
Minute intestinal fluke | 17 (11.3) | 22 (14.7) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Strongyloides stercoralis | 16 (10.7) | 12 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Echinostome eggs | 3 (2.0) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (2.0) | |||
Taenia sp. | 2 (1.3) | 3 (2.0) | 3 (2.0) | |||
Hookworm eggs | 3 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Ascaris lumbricoides | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Trichuris trichiura | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Combined other parasites | 41 (27.3) | 41 (27.3) | 6 (4.0) | 1.000 | < 0.001* | < 0.001* |
Total parasites | 60 (40.0) | 61 (40.7) | 46 (30.7) | 1.000 | < 0.05* | < 0.05* |