Table 1. Ante-mortem diagnosis of rabies in clinically suspected cases (n = 130).
Laboratory Test | Number of cases (%) |
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Laboratory confirmed in | 55 (42.3%) |
Positive by RFFIT (CSF and/or Serum) | 45 (81.8%) |
Positive by RFFIT alone(CSF and/or Serum) | 40 (72.7%) |
Positive by CSF RFFIT only | 21 (38.2%) |
Positive by Serum RFFIT only | 2 (3.6%) |
Positive by CSF & Serum RFFIT | 17 (30.9%) |
Positive by both PCR & RFFIT (CSF and/or Serum) | 5 (9%) |
Positive by PCR alone (in single or multiple samples) | 10 (18.1%) |