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Table 2 Subjects with anti-PT IgG levels above/below the various cut-offs

From: Seroprevalence of Bordetella pertussis antibodies in adults in Hungary: results of an epidemiological cross-sectional study

Anti-PT IgG level

Total (n = 1999)

Age groups

18–29 years (n = 408)

30–44 years (n = 541)

45–59 years (n = 509)

≥60 years (n = 541)

Strongly indicative of current/recent infection (≥1.5 OD units)

2 (0.10 [0.01–0.36])

0 (0.00 [0.00–0.90])

1 (0.18 [0.00–1.03])

1 (0.20 [0.00–1.09])

0 (0.00 [0.00–0.68])

Indicative of current/recent infection (≥1.0 OD units)

22 (1.10 [0.69–1.66])

2 (0.49 [0.06–1.76])

5 (0.92 [0.30–2.14])

4 (0.79 [0.21–2.00])

11 (2.03 [1.02–3.61])

Seropositive (>0.3 OD units)

295 (14.76 [13.23–16.39])

67 (16.42 [12.96–20.38])

67 (12.38 [9.73–15.46])

56 (11.00 [8.42–14.05])

105 (19.41 [16.16–23.00])

Seronegative (≤0.3 OD units)

1704 (85.24 [83.61–86.77])

341 (83.58 [79.62–87.04])

474 (87.62 [84.54–90.27])

453 (89.00 [85.95–91.58])

436 (80.59 [77.00–83.84])

  1. Data are n (% [95% CI])
  2. Abbreviations: Anti-PT IgG anti-pertussis toxin immunoglobulin G, CI confidence interval, OD optical density