Table 5 Comparison of the results of the fecal materials between visual / microscopic examination and molecular detections
Visual and microscopic examination | Pre-sequencing | Multiple PCR identification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Echinococcus granulosus s. s. | E. multilocularis | E. shiquicus | Negative | E. granulosus s. s. | E. multilocularis | Negative | |
Positive | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
Negative | 1 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 11 |
Total | 1 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 14 |