From: Low diagnostic performance of thick blood smears of 50 µl in comparison with direct examination of 10 µl blood and the leukoconcentration technique of 5ml blood among loiasis-suspected patients with low microfilaremia in Gabon, Central Africa, using the STARD-BLCM guidelines
Leukoconcentration
Total
Positive
Negative
Direct examination
18
0
6
167
173
24
191
Thick blood smear of 50 µl