Table 2.
Agreement between diagnostic tests: number of positive and negative samples examined in parallel by microscopical examination of skin sediment and molecular analysis of skin for Cercopithifilaria sp. infection in Sicily (Site E) and Spain (Site F)
| Microscopical examination | Molecular examination | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||
| Sicily (E) | Positive | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Negative | 16 | 82 | 98 | |
| Total | 22 | 91 | 113 | |
| Microscopical examination | Molecular examination | Total | ||
| Positive | Negative | |||
| Spain (F) | Positive | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Negative | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Total | 5 | 6 | 11 | |