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Table 4 Positivity to L. infantum tests of 91 feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)-positive cases and 182 FIV-negative controls, with description of number (N) and percentage (%) of cats recorded for each variable

From: Association between feline immunodeficiency virus and Leishmania infantum infections in cats: a retrospective matched case-control study

Variable

Cases

Controls

N

%

N

%

IFATa

 Positive

26

(28.6)

23

(12.7)

 Negative

65

(71.4)

159

(87.3)

PCR

 Positive

7

(7.7)

10

(5.5)

 Negative

84

(92.3)

172

(94.5)

IFAT and PCR

 Positive

6

(6.6)

3

(1.7)

 Negative

85

(93.4)

179

(98.3)

  1. aStatistically significant Fisher’s exact test