Table 2:
ANCA pattern recognition in sera containing BPI-ANCA or atypical ANCA.
Visual score
AKLIDES
Concordance
BPI-ANCA (
)
9 C-ANCA
6 negative, 3 ANA-dots
0/9 (0.0%)
Atypical ANCA (
)
8 negative, 9 C-ANCA,
5 atypical ANCA
18 negative, 2 C-ANCA, 1 P-ANCA,
1 undetermined
10/22 (45.5%)
ANA: antinuclear antibodies; ANCA: antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; BPI: bactericidal permeability-increasing protein.