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. 2019 Nov 18;87(12):e00536-19. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00536-19

TABLE 2.

Measured ELISA data for the recognition of antigens (rErpY-like protein and rLoa22) using sera of hosts (human, bovine, and canine) testing positive or negative for leptospirosis by MAT

Host and MAT serum result (no. of samples) Recombinant protein OD (means ± SD) Cutoff (means + 2 SD) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%)
Human
    Positive (50) rErpY-like 0.3587 ± 0.0230 _ 100 _
rLoa22 0.6339 ± 0.0360 _ 100 _
    Negative (20) rErpY-like 0.2268 ± 0.0308 0.2883 _ 100
rLoa22 0.4478 ± 0.0212 0.4903 _ 100
Bovine
    Positive (50) rErpY-like 0.3684 ± 0.0373 _ 100 _
rLoa22 0.6404 ± 0.0194 _ 100 _
    Negative (20) rErpY-like 0.2431 ± 0.0236 0.2902 _ 100
rLoa22 0.4401 ± 0.0223 0.4846 _ 100
Canine
    Positive (18) rErpY-like 0.2497 ± 0.0143 _ 100 _
rLoa22 0.4215 ± 0.0191 _ 100 _
    Negative (11) rErpY-like 0.1291 ± 0.0198 0.1687 _ 100
rLoa22 0.2578 ± 0.0207 0.2992 _ 100