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Contingency table showing the association between microbiopsy type 2 (MB2) and finger prick (FP) results. First study (southern Ethiopia); Second study (northern Ethiopia). MB results from the face and neck were merged so that if either yielded a Leishmania-positive kinetoplast DNA PCR result, the volunteer was considered positive.
| FP +No. (%) | FP −No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st study | ||
| MB + | 22 (12.1) | 79 (43.6) |
| MB − | 10 (5.5) | 70 (38.7) |
| 2nd study | ||
| MB + | 2 (2.8) | 18 (26) |
| MB − | 6 (8.6) | 43 (62.3) |
