Fig. 2

Comparisons of Kato-Katz and qPCR approaches for quantifying STH infections (based on Liberia samples). qPCR identifies more samples as being positive for Ascaris (a) and Necator (b), and identifies a different subset of samples as being infected than Kato-Katz quantification. Horizontal dashed lines = 28CT threshold for positivity, vertical dashed lines = moderate-infection according to Kato-Katz threshold, red dashed lines = line of best fit. c, d Significance values for the association of bacterial taxa with infections of Ascaris (c) and any STH (d). Blue dots = significant in both comparisons, dashed lines = adjusted significance thresholds of 0.05