TABLE 1.
Sensitivities of IgG and IgM anti-HEV ELISA for samples from patients with AHEa verified by HEV RNA testing
ELISA | No. of sera that were
|
% Sensitivity | |
---|---|---|---|
Positiveb | Negativeb | ||
Anti-HEV IgG | 13 | 2 | 86.7 |
Anti-HEV IgM | 8 | 7 | 53.3 |
Includes four serum samples from two Nepalese AHE patients.
All serum samples were taken from patients with HEV RNA detectable by RT-PCR testing.