Table 3.
Summary of case confirmation for 401 probable cases of leptospirosis during the leptospirosis outbreak in Kegalle, Kandy and Matale, Sri Lanka, 2008*
| Category | Diagnosis criteria | No. | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definitive cases (n = 92, 23.0%) | MAT, PCR positive | 3 | 0.8 |
| MAT positive | 84 | 21 | |
| PCR positive | 5 | 1.2 | |
| Presumptive cases | ELISA, surveillance case definition positive | 63 | 15.7 |
| Unconfirmed | 246 | 61.3 | |
| Total | 401 | 100.0 |
*
MAT = microscopic agglutination test; PCR = polymerase chain reacrion; ELISA = enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Total number tested with MAT = 167; PCR = 100; ELISA = 368.