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Table 1 Correlation between serum MAT results and tissue PCR results

From: Genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in meat-producing animals in Iran

Species

No. tested

MAT

PCR

Kappa (95% CI)

P-value

Positive

Negative

Sheep

151

Positive

19

40

0.33 (0.19, 0.46)

 < 0.001

Negative

3

89

Goat

53

Positive

5

9

0.45 (0.18, 0.72)

0.001

Negative

0

39

Free-range chicken

243

Positive

23

104

0.14 (0.07, 0.22)

 < 0.001

Negative

4

112

Duck

87

Positive

4

42

0.06 (− 0.03, 0.15)

0.197

Negative

1

40

Geese

5

Positive

0

5

–

–

Negative

0

0

Total

539

–

59

480

0.18 (0.13, 0.24)

 < 0.001

  1. CI Confidence interval, MAT modified agglutination test