Table 2 Diagnostic effectiveness of qPCR, direct microscopy, and culture methods in relation to clinical material
From: European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus L.) as a Reservoir of Dermatophytes in Poland
Type of infection | Method [% of positive results] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
qPCR | Direct analysis | Cultures | |||
In light microscopy | In fluorescence microscopy | Less than 10 colonies | More than 10 colonies | ||
Symptomatic | 100 | 100 | 100 | 64.7 | 35.3 |
Asymptomatic | 45.3 | 33.8 | 37.8 | 18.9 | 3.4 |