Table 7.
Number (n) and percentage (%) of cat samples that scored positive using each technique compared to the overall positivity to a given parasite (n tot), to obtain the sensitivity of each technique for each parasite.
| Species | Overall Positivity * | Flotation | Mc Master | Mini-FLOTAC | Baermann | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/n Tot (%) | n/n Tot * (% #) | NPV | n/n Tot * (%#) | NPV | n/n Tot * (% #) | NPV | n/n Tot * (% #) | NPV | |
| Toxocara cati | 10/105 (9.5) | 9/10 (90) | 0.98 | 3/10 (30) | 0.93 | 9/10 (90) | 0.98 | - | - |
| Toxascaris leonina | 1/105 (0.9) | 1/1 (100) | 1 | 0/1 (−) | 0.99 | 1/1 (100) | 1 | - | - |
| Ancylostomatidae | 4/105 (3.8) | 4/4 (100) | 1 | 3/4 (75) | 0.99 | 3/4 (75) | 0.99 | - | - |
| Cystoisospora | 9/105 (8.5) | 9/9 (100) | 1 | 7/9 (77.7) | 0.97 | 8/9 (88.8) | 0.98 | - | - |
| Cestodes | 1/105 (0.9) | 0/1 (−) | 0.99 | 0/1 (−) | 0.99 | 1/1 (100) | 1 | - | - |
| Capillaria aerophila | 1/105 (0.9) | 0/1 (−) | 0.99 | 0/1 (−) | 0.99 | 1/1 (100) | 1 | - | - |
| Strongyloides stercoralis | 1/105 (0.9) | 1/1 (100) | 1 | 0/1 (−) | 0.99 | 1/1 (100) | 1 | 1/1 (100) | 1 |
| Aelurostrongylus abstrusus | 2/105 (1.9) | 0/2 (−) | 0.98 | 0/2 (−) | 0.98 | 0/2 (−) | 0.98 | 2/2 (100) | 1 |
| Troglostrongylus brevior | 1/105 (0.9) | 0/1 (−) | 0.99 | 0/1 (−) | 0.99 | 0/1 (−) | 0.99 | 1/1 (100) | 1 |
* Regardless of the copromicroscopic technique used; # sensitivity; NPV: Negative predictive value.