Table 3. Echinococcosis-positive results, by sex, 4 diagnostic tests, central Peruvian Highlands*.
| Test | Female |
Male |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) positive | Total | No. (%) positive | Total | ||
| Ultrasonography† | 30 (5.2) | 572 | 15 (4.0) | 377 | |
| Radiography‡ | 7 (1.4) | 497 | 2 (0.6) | 332 | |
| IBCF§ | 54 (9.7) | 558 | 29 (7.8) | 371 | |
| rEpC1-GST¶ | 113 (20.3) | 558 | 70 (18.8) | 371 | |
*By χ2 analysis, none of the tests showed a significant association between sexes with positive diagnosis. †Abdomen. ‡Chest. §IBCF, antigen was bovine hydatid cyst fluid. ¶rEpC1-GST, antigen was recombinant EpC1 glutathione S-transferase.