Diagnostic method | Response category | Percentage of respondents (n = 74) | Percentage positivity for each technique (n = 74) | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (n = 50) | Negative (n = 24) | ||||
Microscopy—slit skin smear (SSS) | Negative | 31.1 (n = 23) | 4.0 (n = 2) | 87.6 (n = 21) | < 0.001 |
Positive | 66.3 (n = 49) | 92.1 (n = 46) | 12.6 (n = 3) | ||
No smear/inconclusive | 2.7 (n = 2) | 4.0 (n = 2) | 0 (n = 0) | ||
Microscopy—lesion aspirate (LA) | Negative | 64.8 (n = 48) | 48.0 (n = 24) | 99.9 (n = 24) | < 0.001 |
Positive | 31.1 (n = 23) | 46.0 (n = 23) | 0 (n = 0) | ||
No smear | 1.4 (n = 1) | 2.1 (n = 1) | 0 (n = 0) | ||
Microscopy—tissue impression smears (TIS) | Negative | 33.8 (n = 25) | 8.0 (n = 4) | 87.6 (n = 21) | < 0.001 |
Positive | 66.3 (n = 49) | 92.1 (n = 46) | 12.6 (n = 3) | ||
Histopathology | Negative | 31.1 (n = 23) | 20.0 (n = 10) | 54.3 (n = 13) | 0.004 |
Positive | 69 (n = 21) | 80.0 (n = 40) | 45.9 (n = 11) | ||
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | Negative | 70.2 (n = 52) | 59.9 (n = 30) | 91.6 (n = 22) | 0.004 |
Positive | 29.7 (n = 22) | 40.0 (n = 20) | 8.3 (n = 2) |