Clinical signs | IHC for detection of Leishmania amastigotes | p value | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative (N = 121) | Positive (N = 22) | ||||||
n | % | 95% CI (%) | n | % | 95% CI (%) | ||
Poor body condition/cachexia | 21 | 17.4 | 11.1–0.2 | 9 | 40.9 | 20.7–63.6 | 0.021a |
Skin changes | 33 | 27.3 | 19.6–36.1 | 7 | 31.8 | 13.9–54.9 | 0.797 |
Hepato-/splenomegaly | 34 | 28.1 | 20.3–37.0 | 6 | 27.3 | 10.7–50.2 | 1.000 |
Lymphadenomegaly | 18 | 14.9 | 9.1–22.5 | 5 | 22.7 | 7.8–45.4 | 0.353 |
Keratoconjunctivitis | 14 | 11.6 | 6.5–18.6 | 4 | 18.2 | 5.2–40.3 | 0.482 |
Diarrhea | 7 | 5.8 | 2.3–11.6 | 2 | 9.1 | 1.1–29.2 | 0.629 |
Anorexia | 4 | 3.3 | 0.9–8.2 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.1–22.8 | 0.572 |
Vomiting | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5–7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–15.5 | _b |
Absence of clinical signs | 50 | 41.3 | 32.4–50.6 | 8 | 36.4 | 17.2–59.3 | 0.814 |