Techniques | Uncontrolled diabetes No. = 82 | Malignant diseases No. = 79 | Steroid therapy No. = 102 | Other diseases No. = 37 | P |
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n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Direct smear examination | |||||
 Positive | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.539 |
 Negative | 81 (27.3) | 79 (26.6) | 100 (33.7) | 37 (12.4) | |
Formalin-ether concentration technique | |||||
 Positive | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (75.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.311 |
 Negative | 81 (27.4) | 79 (26.7) | 99 (33.4) | 37 (12.5) | |
Baermann funnel technique | |||||
 Positive | 1 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.369 |
 Negative | 81 (27.6) | 78 (26.5) | 98 (33.3) | 37 (12.6) | |
Agar plate culture | |||||
 Positive | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) | 6 (75.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.096 |
 Negative | 81 (27.7) | 78 (26.7) | 96 (32.9) | 37 (12.7) | |
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay | |||||
 Positive | 11 (42.3) | 3 (11.5) | 9 (34.7) | 3 (11.5) | 0.287 |
 Equivocal | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (25.0) | |
 Negative | 70 (25.9) | 74 (27.4) | 93 (34.5) | 33 (12.2) |