The
degree of agreement between the two tests was statistically highly significant (P < 0.0001). A total of 161
(22.9%) were positive by one technique or the other; 95 (13.5%) were positive by both techniques. A total of
32 specimens were positive by SSF but negative by F/EA plus MCK, and 34 specimens were positive by F/EA
plus MCK but negative by SSF. The discrepancies between the two techniques occurred in stool specimens that
contained rare to a few oocysts.