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  • Title: Validation of a centrifugation/flotation technique for the diagnosis of equine cestodiasis.
    Author: Proudman CJ, Edwards GB.
    Journal: Vet Rec; 1992 Jul 25; 131(4):71-2. PubMed ID: 1529504.
    Abstract:
    A centrifugation/flotation technique for the identification of equine tapeworm eggs is described. It was validated by using faeces samples from 80 horses of known tapeworm status, and had a sensitivity of 61 per cent and a specificity of 98 per cent. The exclusion of false negative results in animals with less than 20 tapeworms increased the sensitivity to 92 per cent. No significant correlation was found between the number of eggs observed and the number of tapeworms present in the horses.
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