Comparative Study of the Accuracy of Different Techniques for the Laboratory Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis Mansoni in Areas of Low Endemicity in Barra Mansa City, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Table 3

Prevalence of schistosomiasis mansoni and other enteroparasites, as determined using the KK and HH techniques in individuals from the city of Barra Mansa, RJ, 2011.

Parasitosis HH/KK	Frequency	%
Schistosoma mansoni	5	0.8
Endolimax nana	106	17.4
Entamoeba coli	28	4.6
Entamoeba hartmanni	1	0.2
Entamoeba histolytica/dispar	5	0.8
Blastocystis spp./hominis	66	10.8
Giardia lamblia/intestinalis	11	1.8
Iodamoeba butschlii	1	0.2
Enterobius vermicularis	6	1.0
Strongyloides stercoralis	9	1.5
Ascaris lumbricoides	4	0.7
Trichuris trichiura	3	0.5
Taenia sp.	2	0.3