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Table 2 Number and percentage of positive tests for detection of anti-Leishmania antibodies and detection of Leishmania ssp DNA from 240 participants

From: Frequency of Leishmania spp. infection among HIV-infected patients living in an urban area in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

 

Total

n (%)

95%CI

ELISA Leptomonas

9 (3.8)

2.0–7.0

ELISA rK39

3 (1.3)

0.4–3.6

ELISA rK28

6 (2.5)

1.2–5.3

IFAT

11 (4.6)

2.6–8.0

kDNA PCR

4 (1.7)

0.6–4.2

ITS-1 PCR

10 (4.2)

2.3–7.5

At least one positive test

36 (15)

10.7–20.2

  1. CI confidence interval
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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