Table 1 Antibodies against C. burnetii antigens in 1112 samples from four regions in Chile
Study site | ELISA (screening) | IFA (confirmation) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Region/city) | Setting | N | Neg. | Indet. | Pos. | n | Neg. | Pos. |
Arica y Parinacota/Arica | Urban | 121 | 118 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Rural | 130 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Coquimbo/Coquimbo | Urban | 148 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Rural | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Metropolitan/Puente Alto | Urban | 146 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Rural | 144 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Araucanía/Angol | Urban | 140 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Rural | 142 | 139 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | All | 1112 | 1100 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 |