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Table 3 Time to transformation of amastigotes to promastigotes by culture methods

From: Evaluation of microcapillary culture method for the isolation of Leishmania aethiopica parasites from patients with cutaneous lesions in Ethiopia

Culturing method

Time to positivity in days (per lesion analysis)

Time to positivity in days (per patient analysis)

Mean + SD

Median

Range

Mean + SD

Median

Range

MCM

3.7 + 1.9

3*

2–11

3.4 + 1.6

3

2–10

TCM

5.8 + 2.5

6

3–17

5.8 + 2.6

5.5

3–17

  1. *P < 0.001 by median test