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Table 3 Infection intensity values before treatment, after treatment and reduction in infection intensity

From: Use of quantitative PCR to assess the efficacy of albendazole against Necator americanus and Ascaris spp. in Manufahi District, Timor-Leste

 

Pre-intervention mean infection intensity, RFU (95% CI)

Post-intervention mean infection intensity, RFU (95% CI)

Infection intensity reduction rate (%) (95% CI)

N. americanus (n = 218)

18,283 (13,251–23,316)

2024 (505–3,543)

88.9 (84.0–97.0)

Ascaris spp. (n = 162)

1,517,583 (1,124,742–1,910,424)

67,696 (0–200,926)

95.5 (88.3–100.0)

  1. Abbreviations: n, number of individuals positive pre-treatment; RFU, relative fluorescent units