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Volume 19, Number 11—November 2013
Dispatch

Tula Hantavirus Infection in Immunocompromised Host, Czech Republic

Hana Zelená1Comments to Author , Jakub Mrázek1, and Tomáš Kuhn1
Author affiliations: Institute of Public Health, Ostrava, Czech Republic (H. Zelená, J. Mrázek); University of Defence, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic (H. Zelená); University Hospital, Ostrava (T. Kuhn)

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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.

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1The authors contributed equally to this article.

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