Table 4.
Sensitivity of parasitological methods for S. stercoralis diagnosis according to the parasite load (n = 187).
| Parasite Load (larva/gram of feces) | Sensitivity % (n) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spontaneous Sedimentation | Baermann–Moraes | APC | |
| Non-quantified † | 20.6 (7/34) | 0.0 (0/34) | 97.1 (33/34) |
| 1–10 | 62.9 (44/70) | 98.6 (69/70) | 95.7 (67/70) |
| 11–50 | 79.5 (35/44) | 100.0 (44/44) | 100.0 (44/44) |
| 51–100 | 100.0 (17/17) | 100.0 (17/17) | 100.0(17/17) |
| 101–500 | 100.0 (19/19) | 100.0 (19/19) | 100.0 (19/19) |
| >500 | 100.0 (3/3) | 100.0 (3/3) | 100.0 (3/3) |
| Total | 66.8 (125/187) | 81.3 (152/187) | 97.9 (183/187) * |
† There were no larvae detected by the Baermann–Moraes method. * p < 0.05.