Table 3 Statistical analysis for blood culture considering polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Leishmania spp. as the gold standard
Test | City | Species | (nr/np/nt)(a) | Sens(b)(%) | Spe(c)(%) | Ac(d)(%) | Kappa(e) | p(f) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BC | Botucatu (SP) | Dog | (3/0/50) | – | 94.0 | – | – | – |
Cat | (2/0/50) | – | 96.0 | – | – | – | ||
Campo Grande (MS) | Dog | (29/36/50) | 69.4 | 71.4 | 70.0 | 0.35 | 0.009 | |
Cat | (0/0/50) | – | 100.0 | – | – | – | ||
IFAT | Botucatu (SP) | Dog | (0/0/50) | – | 100.0 | – | – | – |
Cat | (0/0/50) | – | 100.0 | – | – | – | ||
Campo Grande (MS) | Dog | (32/36/50) | 80.6 | 78.6 | 80.0 | 0.54 | < 0.01 | |
Cat | (15/0/50) | – | 70.0 | – | – | – |