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Table 1 Combination of results of the three serological tests detected in each group of cats

From: Diagnostic performance of ELISA, IFAT and Western blot for the detection of anti-Leishmania infantum antibodies in cats using a Bayesian analysis without a gold standard

Serological technique

Non-endemic area (n = 64)

Endemic area (n = 76)

Affected by leishmaniosis (n = 21)

IFAT

ELISA

WB

Number of observations

–

–

–

61

53

0

–

–

+

2

9

0

–

+

–

1

0

0

–

+

+

0

1

1

+

–

–

0

9

0

+

–

+

0

3

0

+

+

–

0

0

0

+

+

+

0

1

20

  1. +, positive test result; −, negative test result