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TABLE 5.

Mean log₁₀ peak titer of antigen or antibody and outcome in 50 patients with virus culture-confirmed Lassa fever

Assay	Mean log₁₀ peak titer (SEM) for patients that:
Assay	Died (n = 17)	Survived (n = 33)
ELISA antigen	0.99 (0.24)	0.41 (0.12)^a
ELISA IgM	1.47 (0.40)	3.25 (0.22)^b
ELISA IgG	0.31 (0.22)	0.98 (0.25)^a
IFA	1.38 (0.33)	2.27 (0.22)^a

P < 0.05 between survivors and deaths, independent samples two-tailed t test.

P < 0.001 between survivors and deaths, independent sample two-tailed t test.