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. 2016 Sep;16(3):698–703. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v16i3.9

Table 3.

Specificity and sensitivity of the Kato-Katzo method in parasite identification in relation to the parasitrap method.

Parasites Sensitivity Specificity
Schistosoma mansoni 100% 99.8%
Enterobius vermiculares 100% 100%
Ascaris lumbricoides 98.6% 99.6%
Trichuris trichiura 97.7% 98.3%
Hymenolepis nana 92.5% 99.5%
Ancylostomatidae 83.3% 100%