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Table 2 Agreement between anti-amoebic IgG antibody with E. histolytica -lectin antigen and E. histolytica -PCR among ALA* and unclassified patients (n=159)

From: Evaluation of antigen detection and polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of amoebic liver abscess in patients on anti-amoebic treatment

 

Disease status by IgG

Total

Kappa value

P value

 

ALA

Unclassified

   

Disease status by E. histolytica Ag

ALA

20

2

22

0.020

0.447

Unclassified

116

21

137

  

Total

136

23

159

  

Disease status

ALA

135

15

150

0.456

0.001

by PCR

Unclassified

1

8

9

  

Total

 

136

23

159

  
  1. *Amoebic liver abscess