Detection of Schistosoma mansoni DNA using polymerase chain reaction from serum and dried blood spot card samples of an adult population in North-western Tanzania

Table 1 Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni and median (minimum, maximum) of positive results for the different diagnostic tests

Method	Cases/total	%	EPG (Kato-Katz)/Ct-values real-time PCR
			Median	Minimum	Maximum
Microscopy (Kato-Katz)	43/98	43.9	36	12	1248
POC-CCA	80/100	80.0
Serum real-time PCR	84/95	88.4	30.1	22.6	37.4
DBS real-time PCR	41/100	41.0	37.2	32.5	39.9

Ct cycle threshold, DBS dried blood spot, EPG eggs per gram, PCR polymerase chain reaction, POC-CCA point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen

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