Table 2. Indirect immunofluorescence results and interval between the dates the first and second samples were taken, for convalescent paired samples from 37 confirmed cases, Spain, 2008–14.
Indirect immunofluorescence results | Number of samples | Mean time in daysa (range) between the dates the first and second samples were taken, post symptom onset | |
---|---|---|---|
First sample | Second sample | ||
IgM | |||
Pos | Pos | 17 | 43 (7–79) |
Neg | Pos | 4 | 22.5 (16–29) |
Neg | Neg | 4 | 117 (53–181 |
IgG | |||
Pos | Pos | 17 | 108 (6–210) |
Neg | Pos | 15 | 38 (16–60) |
Pos | Neg | 1 | 58b (NA) |
NA: not applicable; Neg: negative; Pos: positive.
a Unless otherwise specified.
b The second sample was taken 58 days after symptom onset. The date the first sample was taken was not available.