Research Article
Detection of Anti-Leptospira IgM Antibody in Serum Samples of Suspected Patients Visiting National Public Health Laboratory, Teku, Kathmandu
Table 1
Age wise distribution of leptospirosis.
| Age group | Number of cases | Number of positives (%) | % in total ELISA positives | value |
| 0–10 | 14 | 1 (7.14) | 1.96 | | 10–20 | 36 | 9 (25) | 17.65 | | 20–30 | 54 | 18 (33.33) | 35.29 | | 30–40 | 29 | 11 (37.93) | 21.57 | | 40–50 | 21 | 7 (33.33) | 13.73 | 0.83 | 50–60 | 11 | 3 (27.27) | 5.88 | | 60–70 | 10 | 2 (20) | 3.92 | | 70–80 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | | 80–90 | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | |
| Total | 178 | 51 (28.65) | 100 | |
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