TABLE V. Laboratory diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) from 1954 to 2019 in Venezuela.
Test | Negative | % | Positive | % | Total |
Direct examination | 196 | 26.30 | 549 | 73.69 | 745 |
Conventional culture | 102 | 13.69 | 643 | 86.30 | 745 |
Serology (IDD)* | 67 | 11.07 | 502 | 88.22 | 569 |
*: IDD was available from 1975.