TABLE 1.
Number of true-positives, false-positives, true-negatives, and false-negatives for the CELISA with a cutoff of 28%I
| CELISA | No. of sera with the following reference method result:
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|---|---|---|
| Positivea | Negativeb | |
| Positive | 114 | 1 |
| Negative | 2 | 340 |
a
Sera were from patients with suspected brucellosis (65 sera from patients with clinical symptoms compatible with brucellosis and positive PAT, RBT, BPAT, TAT, and CFT results at any titer) and Brucella-infected patients (51 sera from patients with positive cultures).
b
Sera were from an asymptomatic population of blood donors (341 sera from people with no clinical or epidemiological evidence of brucellosis, 18 to 62 years old, and with negative PAT, RBT, BPAT, TAT, and CFT results).