TABLE 1.
Patient (no. of stool preparations) | Mean total no. of spores, 109 (SD, 109)
|
Mean % recovery (SD) | ||
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Stool preparations | Percoll | Cesium chloride | ||
A (4) | 39.0 (9.80) | 3.9 (2.1) | 0.63 (0.25) | 1.57 (0.54) |
B (3) | 2.10 (1.31) | 0.18 (0.11) | 0.025 (0.01) | 1.24 (0.22) |
C (2) | 2.50 (0.99) | 0.21 (0.14) | 0.026 (0.01) | 1.03 (0.04) |