TABLE 1.
Diagnostic results for clinical samples
| Specimen type | Total no. of positive samplesa | No. of samples positive by:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture | LEG PCR | Miniexon PCR | Serol- ogyb | SSU-ITS PCR | ||
| Skin biopsy | 12 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
| Bone marrow | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Lesion aspirate | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bloodc | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Duodenal biopsyd | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gastric biopsyd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paraffin-embedded skin biopsy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 15 |
a
Leishmaniasis confirmed by at least one of the diagnostic tests.
b
For patients from whom a corresponding serum sample was available.
c
Supplemented with EDTA.
d
From patients positive for HIV.