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