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Comparison of the sensitivity of real-time PCR and DAT, with BM smear as reference method for the diagnosis of VL infection expressed as percentages with the 95% CI
| Measure | Real-Time PCR (n = 27) | DAT (N = 27) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | N-positive/N-tested | (95% CI) | % | N-positive/N-tested | (95% CI) | |||
| Sensitivity | 100 | (10/27) | (72.25, 100) | 100 | (10/27) | (72.25, 100) | ||
| Cohen’s kappa | 1 | – | 0.922 | – | ||||
CI = confidence interval; DAT = direct agglutination test; PCR = polymerase chain reaction.
