Table 4 Measuring the κ coefficient between real-time PCR and conventional microscopy tests for detecting Giardia duodenalis in domestic animals.

From: Detection and molecular characterization of Blastocystis sp., Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Giardia duodenalis in asymptomatic animals in southeastern Iran

Test

Real-time PCR

Negative

Positive

Total

Conventional microscopy

 Positive

3

0

3

 Negative

178

19

197

Total

181

19

200

κ coefficient

-0.0266 (95% CI -0.0531 to -0.0001; SE: 0.0470)

  1. CI: Confidence Interval; SE: Standard Error of kappa.
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