Table 4 Comparison of the results summary of ELISA, ICT and nested PCR
From: Molecular and serological detection of bovine babesiosis in Indonesia
Species | ELISA | bovICT/bigICT | Dual-ICT | Nested PCR | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(+) | (−) | P-value | (+) | (−) | P-value | (+) | (−) | P-value | |||
B. bovis | (+) | 340 (69.8) | 303 (62.2) | 37 (7.6) | < 0.0001 | 299 (61.4) | 41 (8.4) | < 0.0001 | 174 (35.7) | 166 (34.1) | 0.759 |
(−) | 147 (30.2) | 14 (2.9) | 133 (27.3) |  | 8 (1.6) | 139 (28.5) |  | 73 (15.0) | 74 (15.2) |  | |
Total | 487 | 317 (65.1) | 170 (34.9) | Â | 307 (63.0) | 180 (37.0) | Â | 247 (50.7) | 240 (49.3) | Â | |
B. bigemina | (+) | 134 (27.5) | 121 (24.8) | 13 (2.7) | < 0.0001 | 110 (22.6) | 24 (4.9) | < 0.0001 | 36 (7.4) | 98 (20.1) | 0.010 |
(−) | 353 (72.5) | 9 (1.8) | 344 (70.6) |  | 17 (3.5) | 336 (69.0) |  | 57 (11.7) | 296 (60.8) |  | |
Total | 487 | 130 (26.7) | 357 (73.3) | Â | 127 (26.1) | 360 (73.9) | Â | 93 (19.1) | 394 (80.9) | Â | |