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Table 6 Distribution of the results of 91 serum samples using the 4 Widal brands for anti-H antibodies in relation to their corresponding IgM anti-LPS ELISA results using a cut-off 1/80

From: The dilemma of widal test - which brand to use? a study of four different widal brands: a cross sectional comparative study

Widal brand

anti-H titer ≥ 1/80

ELISA (91)

Total

  

Positive (67)

Negative (24)

 
  

Number

%

Number

%

 

Remel

Negative

4

5.97

2

8.33

6

 

Positive

63

94.02

22

91.66

85

Biosystems

Negative

6

8.95

4

16.66

10

 

Positive

61

91.04

20

83.33

81

Biotech

Negative

9

13.43

5

20.83

14

 

Positive

58

86.56

19

79.16

77

Dialab

Negative

18

26.86

11

45.83

29

 

Positive

49

73.13

13

54.16

62

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Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

ISSN: 1476-0711

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