Table 2.

Laboratory confirmation of 96 clinically suspected cases of leptospirosis from Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, 2011

	n (%)
Confirmed (N = 48)
qPCR only	26 (27.1)
MAT only
Seroconversion	5 (5.2)
Fourfold rise	2 (2.1)
Single MAT titer > 1/400	9 (9.4)
MAT and qPCR
Four-fold rise	1 (1)
Single MAT titer > 1/400	5 (5.2)
Probable (positive ELISA or positive MAT titer < 1/400)	20 (20.8)
Possible (clinically suspected leptospirosis)	28 (29.2)

ELISA = enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; MAT = microscopic agglutination test; qPCR = quantitative polymerase chain reaction.