Table 2. Growth and development of S. stercoralis in different containers.^a .

Incubation time (hours)	Cumulative no. of samples negative for FL following APCb
	15-ml Tube	35-mm Petri dish	90-mm Petri dish
1/6	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
4	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
6	10 (33.3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
8	24 (80%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
10	28 (93.3%)	28 (93.3%)	0 (0%)
12	29 (96.7%)	29 (96.7%)	0 (0%)
14	30 (100%)	30 (100%)	0 (0%)
16	30 (100%)	30 (100%)	0 (0%)
24	30 (100%)	30 (100%)	0 (0%)
36	30 (100%)	30 (100%)	0 (0%)

^a Total numbers derived from 30 different stool samples.

%).^b No. (