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Defining babesiosis disease state based upon Babesia FISH, IFA and microscopic examination of Giemsa–stained patient blood smears
| Giemsa-staining and Microscopy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Not tested/Indefinite | Total | ||
| FISH/IFA | Positive | 0 | 1 | 36 | 37a (19.3%) |
| Negative | 0 | 7 | 128 | 135 (70.3%) | |
| Not tested | 16 | 4 | 0 | 20 (10.4%) | |
| Total | 16a (8.3%) | 12 (6.3%) | 164 (85.4%) | 192 | |
aIndicates the assignment of positive babesiosis state
