Validity of serological tests in comparison with molecular test to identify L. infantum infection of 136 participants of a cohort study, General Carneiro, Minas Gerais.

Molecular techniques were used as reference test. Criteria: Positive results = positive in PCR with generic primer and specific primer for L.donovani complex and positive in hybridization. Negative results = negative in all molecular techniques.TP = True Positive; FP = False positive; FN = False Negative; TN = True Negative; LR+ = Likelihood test positive; LR− = Likelihood test negative.