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. 2015 Aug 4;9(8):e0003967. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003967

Table 4. Diagnostic sensitivity of the Kato-Katz (KK) and McMaster (MM) techniques according to intensity of infection.

Intensity of infection Parasite
A. lumbricoides Hookworm T. trichiura
Method MM KK MM KK MM KK
Light 51.2 88.9 79.1 93.3 42.9 78.6
Moderate 52.9 92.3 12.1 43.3 - -
Heavy 2.4 79.6 - 48.5 - -