Table 5. Crosstabulation of capillary and venous microfilaraemia versus a light microscopy gold-standard.
Microscopy (CAP or VEN)* | |||||
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N = 713 | n, column % | ||||
+ | - | ||||
Loa loa | Microscopy | Only CAP | + | 135 | 0 |
- | 17 | 561 | |||
Microscopy | Only VEN | + | 131 | 0 | |
- | 21 | 561 | |||
Mansonella perstans | Microscopy | Only CAP | + | 76 | 0 |
- | 26 | 611 | |||
Microscopy | Only VEN | + | 59 | 0 | |
- | 43 | 611 |
* positive = either CAP+ & VEN+; CAP+ & VEN-; CAP- & VEN+
* negative = CAP- & VEN-