Table 7.
Comparison of the IgM and IgG responses against 1:1:1:1 mixture of rLipL32, rLipL41, rLigA-Rep, and rLigB-Rep in 337 leptospirosis patient sera with primary infecting serovar
| Species | Serovar* | No. of sera | No. (%) positive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IgM | IgG | IgM + IgG† | |||
| Australis | 1 | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | |
| Autumnalis | 6 | 1 (17) | 5 (83) | 5 (83) | |
| Bataviae | 36 | 14 (39) | 26 (72) | 31 (86) | |
| Bratislava | 157 | 65 (41) | 119 (76) | 136 (87) | |
| Canicola | 13 | 5 (38) | 12 (92) | 12 (92) | |
| Copenhageni | 3 | 1 (33) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | |
| Leptospira interrogan | Djasiman | 12 | 8 (67) | 9 (75) | 11 (92) |
| Grippotyphosa | 10 | 3 (30) | 8 (80) | 8 (80) | |
| Harjo | 6 | 4 (67) | 5 (83) | 5 (83) | |
| Icterohaemorrhagiae | 138 | 67 (49) | 104 (75) | 120 (87) | |
| Panama | 38 | 15 (39) | 28 (74) | 32 (84) | |
| Pyrogenes | 4 | 2 (50) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) | |
| Wolffi | 3 | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | |
| Leptospira borgepet‡ | Tarassovi | 3 | 2 (67) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) |
| Leptospira kischneri | Cynopteri | 10 | 3 (30) | 1 (10) | 3 (30) |
| Leptospira santarosai | Borincana | 4 | 4 (100) | 3 (75) | 4 (100) |
| Leptospira wileii | Celledoni | 1 | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) |
| Leptospira licerasiae | Varillal | 44 | 21 (48) | 23 (52) | 30 (68) |
IgG = immunoglobulin G; IgM = immunoglobulin M; MAT = microscopic agglutination test.
*
If samples had the same highest MAT titer against multiple serovars, they were listed in each respective serovar.
†
IgM or IgG above cutoff value.
‡
Leptospira borgepetersenii.