Table 1.

Frequencies of results obtained by the three post-mortem laboratory methods for cystic echinococcosis (CE) diagnosis.

Diagnostic Methods			Frequencies (Number of Samples)
GP	H	MA
Positive	Positive	Positive	39
Positive	Negative	Positive	2
Positive	Positive	Negative	36
Negative	Positive	Positive	0
Positive	Negative	Negative	4
Negative	Negative	Positive	1 *
Negative	Positive	Negative	0 *
Negative	Negative	Negative	74 *

GP, gross pathology; H, histopathology; MA, molecular analysis. * Histopathology (H) was assumed to be negative since it was not performed on samples negative on gross pathology.