Table 2.

Results of the four diagnostic methods employed. The term PCR covers and combines the results of conventional PCRs and real time qPCRs

	Sedimentation				PCR			Floatation
		+	–	∑	+	–	∑	+	–	∑
Microscopy	+	1	2	3	12	0	12	2	3	5
	–	9	80	89	33	57	90	5	83	88
	∑	10	82	92	45	57	102	7	86	93
Floatation	+	4	1	5	4	2	6
	–	4	81	85	31	55	86
	∑	8	82	90	35	57	92
PCR	+	8	27	35
	–	2	55	57
	∑	10	82	92