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 4

Results from the positive and undetermined qPCRs, with the threshold cycle (Ct) values, in fecal samples from the population of the city of Barra Mansa, RJ, 2011.

Technique	Cases/total	%	Ct values (LOG) qPCR
			Average	SD	Median	Minimum	Maximum
qPCR positive	60/610	9.8	33.6	4.9	34.8	14.7	38.8
qPCR undetermined	54/610	8.9	32.3	8.5	37.1	11.5	40.0