leptospirosis-a person had her blood test n 56.9 panbio units elisa ver ther. but doctor said no lepto.?

Question

she had no symptoms of lepto but fever for 1 1/2 weeks only after she got conjuctivitis from her daughter.....is it lepto or not

Answer 1

Hi there,
All tests by ELISA technique will have a cut-off value for every 'run' ! If the test sample shows higher value than the 'cut-off', it is considered as positive and if less than the 'cut-off', it is considered as negative !
You could have checked it from the "clinical lab' where you got the sample tested !
For some tests, it is the progressive increase in the titre which is diagnostic...!
But, all ELISA tests are notorious for giving "false positive" results too !
Have a frank discussion with the physician who is treating the patient !
After all, he knows better...right ?
best wishes and wish the patient an early recovery !