Table 2.
Performance of Allplex™ GI-Helminth(I) Assay for each target with or without bead-beating of the FecalSwab™ suspension.
| Targets | Sensitivity compared to microscopy: % (n/N) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Without pretreatment | With pretreatment* | |
| Hookworms | 46% (6/13) | 46% (6/13) |
| Ascaris spp. | 88% (7/8) | 100% (8/8) |
| E. vermicularis | 64% (7/11) | 73% (8/11) |
| Hymenolepis spp. | 95% (20/21) | 100% (21/21) |
| Strongyloides spp. | 80% (28/35) | 86% (30/35) |
| Taenia spp. | 100% (5/5) | 100% (5/5) |
| T. trichiura | 9% (1/11) | 91% (10/11) |
| All targets | 70% (70/100) | 84% (84/100) |
*
Only false-negative results without any pretreatment were re-extracted with prior bead-beating and re-amplified.