Research Article

PCR and Microscopic Identification of Isolated Leishmania tropica from Clinical Samples of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Human Population of Kohat Region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Table 3

Result showing the sensitivity and specificity of PCR, microscopy, and culture diagnostic methods.

Serial numberMethodsSensitivity
Specificity

1PCR87.61%12.38%
2Microscopy53.98%46.0%
3Culture46.90%53.09%