Table 1 Detection rate of S. stercoralis by FECT, STST, BCT, APC and RT-PCR and their combinations in stools of 844 school children from Amhara Region, northwest Ethiopia
No | Diagnostic methods | S. stercoralis | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pos N, (%) | Prevalence (95% CI) | ||
1 | FECT | 17 (2.0) | 1.26–3.20 |
2 | STST | 34 (4.0) | 2.90–5.58 |
3 | BCT | 87 (10.3) | 8.44–12.54 |
4 | APC | 92 (10.9) | 8.97–13.18 |
5 | RT-PCR | 243 (28.8) | 25.84–31.94 |
6 | FECT ∪ STST | 42 (5.0) | 3.71–6.66 |
7 | FECT ∪ BCT | 93 (11.0) | 9.08–13.31 |
8 | FECT ∪ APC | 98 (11.6) | 9.62–13.95 |
9 | FECT ∪ RT-PCR | 252 (29.9) | 26.87–33.03 |
10 | STST ∪ BCT | 98 (11.6) | 9.62–13.95 |
11 | STST ∪ APC | 107 (12.7) | 10.6–15.10 |
12 | STST ∪ RT-PCR | 272 (32.2) | 29.16–35.46 |
13 | BCT ∪ APC | 115 (13.6) | 11.48–16.11 |
14 | BCT ∪ RT-PCR | 296 (35.1) | 31.92–38.35 |
15 | APC ∪ RT-PCR | 304 (36.0) | 32.85–39.32 |
16 | FECT ∪ STST ∪ BCT | 103 (12.2) | 10.16–14.58 |
17 | FECT ∪ STST ∪ APC | 111 (13.2) | 11.04–15.60 |
18 | FECT ∪ BCT ∪ APC | 118 (14.0) | 11.80–16.48 |
19 | FECT ∪ STST ∪ RT-PCR | 264 (31.3) | 28.24–34.49 |
20 | FECT ∪ BCT ∪ RT-PCR | 299 (35.4) | 32.28–38.72 |
21 | FECT ∪ APC ∪ RT-PCR | 309 (36.6) | 33.43–39.91 |
22 | STST ∪ BCT ∪ APC | 124 (14.7) | 12.46–17.24 |
23 | STST ∪ BCT ∪ RT-PCR | 304 (36.0) | 32.85–39.32 |
24 | STST ∪ APC ∪ RT-PCR | 314 (37.2) | 44.04–50.76 |
25 | BCT ∪ APC ∪ RT-PCR | 319 (37.8) | 34.00–40.51 |
26 | FECT ∪ STST ∪ BCT ∪ APC | 127 (15.0) | 12.8–17.62 |
27 | FECT ∪ STST ∪ BCT ∪ RT-PCR | 309 (36.6) | 34.43–39.91 |
28 | FECT ∪ STST ∪ APC ∪ RT-PCR | 299 (35.4) | 32.2–38.8 |
29 | FECT ∪ BCT ∪ APC ∪ RT-PCR | 321 (38.0) | 34.82–41.36 |
30 | STST ∪ BCT ∪ APC ∪ RT-PCR | 315 (37.3) | 34.12–40.63 |
31 | FECT ∪ STST ∪ BCT ∪ APC ∪ RT-PCR | 329 (39.0) | 35.75–42.31 |