Flow diagram of patients to estimate the accuracy of PCR in the diagnosis of CL.

<p>Flow diagram of patients to estimate the accuracy of PCR in the diagnosis of CL.</p

Comparison of PCR-L, PCR-B, DS, IIF and MST in relation to time of evolution of lesions in patients with CL.

<p>DS: Direct parasite search, IIF: Indirect Immunofluorescence, MST: Montenegro skin test, PCR-L: Polymerase Chain Reaction in lesion, PCR-B: Polymerase Chain Reaction in blood, Pos: Positive, Neg: Negative.</p><p>The proportions were analyzed using Mid-p exact test OpenEpi version 2.3, with confidence interval of 95%. The values are described in done number/total number, and %; 95% CI.</p

Performances of PCR-L, PCR-B, IIF and MST performance for laboratory diagnosis of CL.

<p>S: sensitivity, Sp: specificity, PPV: positive predictive value, NPV: negative predictive value, DS: Direct parasite search, IIF: Indirect Immunofluorescence, MST: Montenegro skin test, PCR-L: Polymerase Chain Reaction in lesion, PCR-B: Polymerase Chain Reaction in blood, Pos: Positive, Neg: Negative.</p><p>The proportions were analyzed using Mid-p exact test OpenEpi version 2.3, with confidence interval of 95%. The values of S, Sp, PPV and NPV were determined for the DS test, and they are described in done number/total number, and %; 95% CI.</p