Clinical Study

False-Negative Results of Endoscopic Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Kaposi’s Sarcoma in HIV-Infected Patients

Table 4

Factors associated with false-negative endoscopic biopsy results in GI-KS lesions on multivariate analysis ( ).

Odds ratio95% CIP value

Esophageal site7.260.82–∞0.08
Patches on endoscopy3.301.33–8.36<0.01

GI: gastrointestinal; CI: confidential interval.