Research Article

Modified Nonnutrient Agar Plate Culture for the Diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis and Hookworm Infections in La-Ngu District, Satun Province, Southern Thailand

Table 3

Prevalence of hookworm and S. stercoralis infections in La-Ngu villagers using simple wet mount, mHMFPC, and mNNAPC.

ParasitesNo. positive (%)Total
Wet mountmHMFPCmNNAPC

Hookworm0 (0.0)3 (1.0)4 (2.0)5 (2.5)
S. stercoralis0 (0.0)8 (3.4)13 (6.4)14 (6.9)
Total0 (0.0)10 (4.9)16 (7.8)18 (8.8)