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. 1999 Jan;37(1):35–38. doi: 10.1128/jcm.37.1.35-38.1999

TABLE 3.

Sensitivities of the thick blood filma and PCR diagnosis with dot blot hybridization with a digoxigenin-11–dUTP-labeled probe

Thick blood film result No. of samples with PCR hybridization result
Total
Positive Negative
Positive 68 0 68
Negative 44 22 66
Total 112 22 134
a

Thick blood film sensitivity was 60.7%.