Association between confocal lesions and microfilaremia (detected by Giemsa staining, Knott or polycarbonate membrane filtration and/or PCR)*
| Confocal lesions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (+), circular/linear/both | Negative (−) | Total | |
| Microfilaremia | |||
| Positive (+) | 2 (25%)/1 (12.5%)/5 (62.5%) | 6 | 14 |
| Negative (−) | 3 (75%)/0/1 (25%) | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 12 | 10 | 22 |
*p=0.4266.