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Table 1 Comparison of indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) and shell vial culture (SVC) techniques

From: Shell Vial culture Assay for the rapid diagnosis of Japanese encephalitis, West Nile and Dengue-2 viral encephalitis

SVC

IIF

 
 

Negative No. (%)

Positive for JE antigen No. (%)

Positive for WN antigen No. (%)

Positive for Den-2 antigen No. (%)

Total No. (%)

Negative

21 (100)

-

-

-

21 (42)

Positive for JE virus

3 (15.8)

16 (84.2)

-

-

19 (38)

Positive for WN virus

2 (22.2)

-

7 (77.8)

-

9 (18)

Positive for Den-2 virus

-

-

-

1 (100)

1 (2)

Total

26 (52)

16 (32)

7 (14)

1 (2)

50 (100)