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. 2004 Dec;42(12):5484–5488. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.12.5484-5488.2004

TABLE 6.

Identification of the incorrect serogroup in round 2 of the leptospirosis MAT proficiency testing scheme related to geographic region and to participation in round 1 of the scheme

Region No. of participants
No. of determinations
No. of incorrect determinations
% Incorrect determinations
No. of incorrect determinations per participant
Ongoing New Ongoing New Ongoing New Ongoing New Ongoing New
Australasia 2 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
North America 2 3 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Europe 21 7 63 21 6 4 10 19 0.29 0.57
Asia and Pacific 3 6 6 15 2 2 33 13 0.67 0.33
South and Central America 6 9 15 27 1 8 7 30 0.17 0.11
Total 34 26 96 74 9 14 9 19a 0.26 0.54
a

χ21df = 3.254; P = 0.071.