Table 2.
Retrospective Diagnosis of Probable Cases of Leptospirosis Using Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction From 2008 Leptospirosis Outbreak in Sri Lanka
| Availability (n) | Results | n | % |
| Whole blood and serum (192) | Both positive | 12 | 6.2 |
| Serum positive | 24 | 12.5 | |
| Whole blood positive | 2 | 1.0 | |
| Not detected | 154 | 80.2 | |
| Whole blood only (170) | Positive | 13 | 7.6 |
| Not detected | 157 | 92.4 | |
| Serum only (19) | Positive | 7 | 36.8 |
| Not detected | 12 | 63.2 | |
| Total (381) | Positive | 58 | 15.2 |
| Not detected | 323 | 84.8 |