Volume 19, Number 11—November 2013
Dispatch
Tula Hantavirus Infection in Immunocompromised Host, Czech Republic
Table 1
Results of hantavirus serologic testing, Ostrava, Czech Republic, October 2012 *
Virus | Serum samples obtained on day |
Positivity range (IP)† | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 12 | 20 | 39 | ||
Hantavirus IgG ELISA | 0.26 | 0.38 | 2.69 | 2.60 | >1.1 |
Hantavirus IgM ELISA | 1.17 | 3.12 | 4.07 | 2.78 | >1.1 |
Puumala virus IgG Immunoblot | ND | Negative | ND | ND | ND |
Puumala virus IgM Immunoblot | ND | Positive | ND | ND | ND |
Dobrava virus IgG Immunoblot | ND | Negative | ND | ND | ND |
Dobrava virus IgM Immunoblot | ND | Negative | ND | ND | ND |
Hantaan virus IgG Immunoblot | ND | Negative | ND | ND | ND |
Hantaan virus IgM Immunoblot | ND | Negative | ND | ND | ND |
*Bold font indicates positive results. IP, positivity index; ND, not done.
†ELISA serology is considered positive when the index value (optical density divided by the cutoff value) is >1.1.
1The authors contributed equally to this article.