Table 1. Mean fecal egg counts for STHs based on individual and pooled samples.

Pool size	Sample size	A. lumbricoides		T. trichiura		Hookworm
		Mean FEC (EPG)	p value	Mean FEC (EPG)	p value	Mean FEC (EPG)	p value
1	840	2,411	_	295	_	35	_
10	84	2,604	0.15	289	0.80	36	0.90
20	42	2,842	0.07	312	0.61	27	0.30
60	14	3,321	0.01	428	0.09	64	0.08

EPG, eggs per gram of stool; FEC, fecal egg count;