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Results of diagnostic examination comparing: (a) detection of Strongyloides stercoralis larvae in stools with (b) parasite specific DNA fragment detected in urine residue on filter paper. These data were used to generate parasite prevalence in the sample analysed.
| N: 125 samples | Stool analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| + 35 (28%) | − 90 (72%) | ||
| Urine PCR | + 56 (44.8%) | 27 (21.6%) | 29(23.2%) |
| − 69 (55.2%) | 8 (6.4%) | 61(48.8%) | |
