Table 5.
Results of ELISA and POC-CCA techniques stratified according to the parasite load determined by the KK method
POC-CCA | Kato-Katz (EPG) | |||||||
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Negative | Low | Moderate | Heavy | |||||
ELISA | ELISA | ELISA | ELISA | |||||
R | NR | R | NR | R | NR | R | NR | |
Positive | 02 (1.58%) | 10 (7.87%) | 14 (11.02%) | 04 (3.15%) | 10 (7.87%) | 0 | 18 (14.17%) | 0 |
Trace | 07 (5.51%) | 13 (10.24%) | 07 (5.51%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Negative | 10 (7.87%) | 23 (18.11%) | 07 (5.51%) | 02 (1.58%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EPG, Eggs per gram of feces; R, reactive; NR, non-reactive.