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The relation between results of serology and molecular diagnostics and age of patients in samples collected from 218 fever of unknown origin (FUO) patients from six different hospitals in the Lahore district of Pakistan.
| Clinical Cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤30 Years | 31–50 Years | >50 Years | Total | |
| Male tested | 58 | 19 | 5 | 82 |
| RBPT + ve | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| qRT-PCR + ve | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Female tested | 23 | 17 | 2 | 42 |
| RBPT + ve | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| qRT-PCR + ve | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Abortion cases | ||||
| Tested cases | 62 | 32 | 0 | 94 |
| RBPT + ve | 18 | 14 | 0 | 32 |
| qRT-PCR + ve | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
