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. 2010 Jun 30;48(9):3244–3250. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00698-10

TABLE 1.

Isolation scores

Score Meaninga
0 No EBs or inclusions
0.5 1-3 EBs
1 >3 EBs and/or 1-2 IPCs
1.5 3-5 IPCs
2 >5 IPCs in less than one-quarter of the fields
2.5 IPCs in one-quarter of the fields
3 IPCs in one-half of the fields
3.5 Large IPCs in one-half of the fields
4 IPCs in all of the fields
a

EBs, elementary bodies; IPCs, inclusion-positive cells.