Table 3.

Comparative analysis of study methods for the presence of Demodex mites in diagnostically significant amounts.

Method	Identification of Demodex mites (>5 individuals per 1 cm2)	Patients diagnosed with rosacea (n=140; 66%)	Healthy people (n=72; 34%)	Total (n=212; 100%)
Scrape with subsequent	+	60; 28.3%	6; 2.8%	66; 31.1%
light microscopy	-	80; 37.7%	66; 31.2%	146; 68.9%
Method	Identification of Demodex mites (>5 individuals per 1 cm2)	Patients diagnosed with rosacea (n=140; 66%)	Healthy people (n=72; 34%)	People (n=212; 100%)
Confocal laser scanning	+	80; 37.7%	12; 5.7%	92; 43.4%
in vivo microscopy	-	60; 28.3%	60; 28.3%	88;56.6%