Sensitivity of the DPP assay and IgM-ELISA for diagnosing human leptospirosis.

NOTE. DPP = Dual Path Platform assay; ELISA = enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.*Random samples of acute and convalescent specimens from severe disease case-patients from Salvador were selected independently, after which 42 serum pairs from individual case-patients were identified.†Represents 5 case-patients with paired sera as convalescent samples from severe cases from Recife were generally not available for testing.‡Represents 26 mild disease case-patients with paired sera.