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 5

Description of the threshold cycle (Ct) for the results from the positive and undetermined qPCR in serum samples from the individuals sampled from the city of Barra Mansa, RJ, 2011.

Sample	Technique	Cases/total	%	Ct values (LOG) qPCR
				Average	SD	Median	Minimum	Maximum
Serum	qPCR positive	9/612	1.5	36.9	1.3	36.3	38.8	35.2
	qPCR undetermined	31/612	5.1	35.5	4.4	37	39.7	20.3