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Table 7 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 1/160

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

≥ 1/160

ELISA (91)

Total

  

Positive (67)

Negative (24)

 
  

Number

%

Number

%

 

Remel

Negative

11

16.41

5

20.83

16

 

Positive

56

83.58

19

79.16

75

Biosystems

Negative

13

19.4

7

29.16

20

 

Positive

54

80.59

17

70.83

71

Biotech

Negative

18

26.86

13

54.16

31

 

Positive

49

73.13

11

45.83

60

Dialab

Negative

30

44.77

22

91.66

52

 

Positive

37

55.22

2

8.33

39

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Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

ISSN: 1476-0711

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