Table 1.
Distribution of 89 canine serum samples according to the different antibody titers identified with IFAT and immunochromatographic assay for the detection of anti-Leishmania IgG antibodies.
| IgG Immunochromatographic test | IgG IFAT | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1 : 80 | 1 : 80 | 1 : 160 | 1 : 320 | 1 : 640 | 1 : 1280 | 1 : 2560 | 1 : 5120 | Total | |
| Result and degree of positivity | |||||||||
| − | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| + | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| ++ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| +++ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| ++++ | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| +++++ | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
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| Total | 35 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 89 |