Table 4.

Scolicidal effect of different concentrations of commercially chitosan on the mortality rate of protoscolices of hydatid cyst at the following various exposure times

Exposure time/concentration	50	100	200	400	P value	Control group
10	8	11	16	29	0.148	7
30	33	39	51	59	0.007	7
60	60	63	69	78	0.001	8
180	89	93	97	100	0.0001	9
P value	0.065	0.038	0.018	0.005	–	–