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. 2015 Dec 26;8:820. doi: 10.1186/s13104-015-1822-4

Table 1.

The distribution of intestinal parasites identified in each diagnostic tests from May to June 2013

Types of methods	Result
Types of methods	No of examined (N)	Positive [N (%)]	Negative [N (%)]
Wet mount	422	167 (39.6)	255 (60.4)
FEC^a	422	214 (50.7)	208 (49.3)
Kato Katz	422	315 (74.6)	107 (25.4)
Wet mount + FEC	422	223 (52.8)	199 (47.2
Wet mount + Kato Katz	422	333 (78.9)	89 (21.1)
FEC + Kato Katz	422	327 (77.5)	95 (22.5)
Wet mount + FEC + Kato Katz	422	336 (79.6)	86 (20.4)

^a FEC Formol ether concentration