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Table 3 Wilcoxon matched-pairs rank-signed analysis of individual cow pre- and post-treatment serum ELISA S/P values across four test kits and five flukicide treatments

From: Comparison of four commercially available ELISA kits for diagnosis of Fasciola hepatica in Irish cattle

Test

ILDANA

IDEXX

SVANOVIR

BIO-X

Flukicide

treatment

Median Day 0

vs. Day 90a

Median Day 0

vs. Day 90a

Median Day 0

vs. Day 90a

Median Day 0

vs. Day 90a

z value

P value

z value

P value

z value

P value

z value

P value

(n = 10)

(n = 10)

(n = 10)

(n = 10)

No treatment

71.93 vs. 170.96

123.46 vs.282.60

0.54 vs.0.45

92.39 vs.83.23

−1.96

0.05

−2.40

0.02

2.05

0.04

1.69

0.09

6↑ 4↓b

9↑ 1↓

2↑ 8↓

4↑ 6↓

Albendazole

70.72 vs.51.38

81.13 vs.115.80

0.48 vs. 0.40

90.39 vs.67.87

0.36

0.72

−1.33

0.18

2.40

0.02

2.85

< 0.01

2↑ 8↓

5↑ 5↓

2↑ 8↓

1↑ 9↓

Closantel

68.13 vs.1.09

104.96 vs. 66.07

0.57 vs. 0.37

100.30 vs. 30.11

0.09

0.93

1.51

0.13

1.78

0.08

2.67

0.01

3↑ 7↓

4↑ 6↓

4↑ 6↓

1↑ 9↓

Triclabendazole

56.59 vs. 0

76.27 vs.15.26

0.49 vs. 0.46

68.06 vs.2.88

1.69

0.09

1.38

0.17

0.89

0.37

2.76

0.01

2↑ 8↓

2↑ 8↓

5↑ 5↓

0↑ 10↓

Nitroxynil

78.32 vs.1.31

122.61 vs. 24.79

0.28 vs. 0.32

91.74 vs. 16.01

1.96

0.05

1.78

0.08

0.53

0.59

2.76

0.01

2↑ 8↓

4↑ 6↓

6↑ 4↓

1↑ 9↓

  1. aDay 90 indicates 90 days post-treatment with a particular flukicide
  2. bIndicates the number of animals per group that either increased (↑) or decreased (↓) in S/P result