Association between corneal lesions and microfilaremia detected by Giemsa staining, Knott or polycarbonate membrane filtration and/or PCR*
| Corneal lesions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (+) | Negative (−) | Total | |
| Microfilaremia | |||
| Positive (+) | 14 (63.6%) | 42 (22%) | 56 |
| Negative (−) | 8 (33.4%) | 148 (88%) | 156 |
| Total | 22 | 190 | 212 (100%) |
*p=0.0001.