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Table 1 Comparative detection of Dirofilaria immitis by different diagnostic assays

From: Detection of Dirofilaria immitis and other arthropod-borne filarioids by an HRM real-time qPCR, blood-concentrating techniques and a serological assay in dogs from Costa Rica

Diagnostic technique

Number of positive dogs

% of all dogs positive for Dirofilaria immitis by PCR or serology

HRM real-time PCR with sequencing and serology

22

100%

HRM-PCR with sequencing

17

77%

Serology

16

73%

KMT

13

59%

MCT

12

54%

  1. Dogs positive by HRM real-time PCR and DNA sequencing or by specific serology were considered as truly positive. The table compares how many of these truly positive dogs were also positive by the Knott’s modified test (KMT) and the microcapillary test (MCT).