Detection of asymptomatic Leishmania infection in Bangladesh by antibody and antigen diagnostic tools shows an association with post–kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) patients

Table 2 Kappa scores and agreement for four diagnostic tests in 69 asymptomatic participants

Test combination	Agreement (%)	Kappa score	p value
DAT and Leishmania ELISA	30.4	− 0.476	6.8 × 10⁻⁵
DAT and qPCR	52.2	− 0.126	0.135
DAT and LAMP	40.6	− 0.330	0.003
Leishmania ELISA and qPCR	58.0	− 0.110	0.230
Leishmania ELISA and LAMP	49.3	− 0.225	0.049
LAMP and qPCR	71.0	− 0.055	0.614

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