Parasite prevalence agreement statistics between triplicate thick smear KK and qPCR for the diagnosis of STH infections in stool samples from 263 schoolchildren in Laguna province, Philippines.

<p>Parasite prevalence agreement statistics between triplicate thick smear KK and qPCR for the diagnosis of STH infections in stool samples from 263 schoolchildren in Laguna province, Philippines.</p

Prevalence of <i>A</i>. <i>lumbricoides</i> and <i>T</i>. <i>trichiura</i> in 263 schoolchildren in selected elementary schools in Laguna province, Philippines as determined by the KK method and qPCR technique, stratified by sex, age and school.

<p>Prevalence of <i>A</i>. <i>lumbricoides</i> and <i>T</i>. <i>trichiura</i> in 263 schoolchildren in selected elementary schools in Laguna province, Philippines as determined by the KK method and qPCR technique, stratified by sex, age and school.</p

Distribution of single, double and triple STH infections among schoolchildren from selected elementary schools in Laguna province, Philippines positive for at least one STH infection by KK and qPCR.

<p>Distribution of single, double and triple STH infections among schoolchildren from selected elementary schools in Laguna province, Philippines positive for at least one STH infection by KK and qPCR.</p

Venn diagram detailing the specific division of STH co-infections determined by qPCR.

<p>Venn diagram detailing the specific division of STH co-infections determined by qPCR.</p

Map of the Philippines showing the location of the elementary school study sites in Laguna province.

<p>Map generated through ArcGIS 10.4 software and obtained from the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Philippines. NOTE: the geospatial layers (i.e., Indicative Municipal Boundary by Philippine Statistical Authority) and the location of schools by Department of Education which were used to generate the map for this study was obtained from the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) through the Philippine Geoportal. This data was in a shapefile format and can be accessed through the <a href="http://www.geoportal.gov.ph/" target="_blank">http://www.geoportal.gov.ph</a>.</p

Primers and probes used in the multiplex qPCR.

<p>Primers and probes used in the multiplex qPCR.</p