Table 1 Positivity rates of various diagnostic tests to confirm Leishmania infantum infection in 65 dogs
Techniques | Skin (n = 65) | Spleen (n = 65) | Lymph node (n = 65) | Bone marrow (n = 65) | Total (n = 260) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PC | 37 (56.9 %) | 52 (80.0 %) | 47 (72.3 %) | 35 (53.8 %) | 171 (65.8 %) |
IHC | 34 (52.3 %) | 53 (81.5 %) | 53 (81.5 %) | 42 (64.6 %) | 182 (70.0 %) |
ISH | 31 (47.7 %) | 54 (83.1 %) | 54 (83.1 %) | 38 (58.5 %) | 177 (68.1 %) |
Total (n = 195) | 102 (52.3 %) | 159 (81.5 %) | 154 (79.0 %) | 115 (59.0 %) | 530 (67.9 %) |