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. 2018 Mar 12;98(5):1325–1331. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0808

Table 2.

Comparison of the detection of Leishmania DNA by a range of tests

		Smears				Sandflies
		Microscopy		qPCR		qPCR
A.		Positive, n (%)	Negative, n (%)	Positive, n (%)	Negative, n (%)	Positive, n (%)	Negative, n (%)
LAMP test	Positive	36 (72.0)	4 (8.0)	39 (78.0)	1 (2.0)	20 (40.0)	0
LAMP test	Negative	0	10 (20.0)	0	10 (20.0)	0	30 (60.0)
B.	Concordance (%)	92.0		98.0		100
	Kappa index	0.7826		0.9398		1.000
	95% confidence interval	(0.5832–0.9821)		(0.8231–1.000)		(1.000–1.000)

qPCR = real-time polymerase chain reaction.