Table 2 Diagnostic accuracy of the stool kit, formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique (FECT) and Kato-Katz (KK) in the diagnosis of Opisthorchis viverrini and overall parasitic infection in fecal samples using a combined result from the other two methods as a reference diagnosis

67.3 (52.9–79.8)

93.9 (87.2–97.7)

85.4 (72.4–92.8)

84.4 (78.5–88.9)

75.5 (61.1–86.7)

91.1 (83.8–95.8)

80.4 (68.4–88.7)

88.5 (82.4–92.6)

66.0 (51.7–78.5)

91.8 (84.4–96.4)

81.4 (68.7–89.7)

83.2 (77.2–87.9)

72.7 (60.4–83.0)

85.7 (76.4–92.4)

80.0 (69.9–87.3)

80.0 (72.8–85.7)

74.2 (62.0–84.2)

85.7 (76.4–92.4)

80.3 (70.4–87.5)

80.9 (73.6–86.6)

56.8 (44.7–68.2)

94.7 (87.1–98.5)

91.3 (79.9–96.5)

69.2 (63.3–74.6)