TABLE 4.
Comparison of the new recombinant IgG line blot assay with the previous recombinant IgG Western blot and IgG whole-cell lysate Western blot assays
| Groupa | No. of sera | No. (%) of positive sera in assay: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole-cell lysate Western blot | Recombinant Western blot | Recombinant line blot | ||
| NB | 36 | 23 (63.8) | 31 (86.1) | 33 (91.7) |
| Controls | 67 | 2 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
a
NB, neuroborreliosis (stage II); controls were blood donors (n = 49), patients with syphilis (n = 8), and patients with positive rheumatoid factor (n = 10).