TABLE 3.
Concordance of IgM ELISA results for the WNV (SPHL) panel and for the encephalitis/meningitis panela
| Focus IgM ELISA | SPHL-CDC-MAC-IgM ELISA results (no.)
|
NY-CDC IgM ELISA results (no.)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Equivocal | Total | Positive | Negative | Equivocal | Total | |
| Alone | ||||||||
| Positive | 536 | 14 | 0 | 550 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| Negative | 2 | 30 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 299 | 1 | 301 |
| Equivocal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 539 | 44 | 0 | 583 | 46 | 303 | 1 | 350 |
| With background subtraction | ||||||||
| Positive | 44 | 0 | 0 | 44 | ||||
| Negative | 1 | 303 | 1 | 305 | ||||
| Equivocal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 303 | 1 | 350 | ||||
a
See Table 1, footnote a.