| |
Tests following guidelines 30% (183 patients)
|
Tests not following guidelines 70% (427 patients)
|
|---|
|
EM diagnoses included (n = 427)
|
EM diagnoses excluded (n = 353)
|
|---|
|
a
|
b (%)
|
a
|
b (%)
|
a
|
b (%)
|
|---|
|
Total
|
96/183
|
52.5
|
134/427
|
31.4
|
72/353
|
20.4
|
|
Confident
|
66/96
|
68.8
|
47/134
|
35.1
|
0/72
|
0.0
|
|
Doubtful
|
24/96
|
25.0
|
51/134
|
38.1
|
37/72
|
51.4
|
|
Unlikely
|
6/96
|
6.3
|
36/134
|
26.9
|
35/72
|
48.6
|
|
IgM
|
4/11
|
36.4
|
18/32
|
56.3
|
9/23
|
39.1
|
|
Confident
|
1/4
|
25.0
|
9/18
|
50.0
|
0/9
|
0.0
|
|
Doubtful
|
1/4
|
25.0
|
5/18
|
27.8
|
5/9
|
55.6
|
|
Unlikely
|
2/4
|
50.0
|
4/18
|
22.2
|
4/9
|
44.4
|
|
IgM + IgG
|
30/32
|
93.8
|
50/62
|
80.6
|
22/34
|
64.7
|
|
Confident
|
22/30
|
73.3
|
21/50
|
42.0
|
0/22
|
0.0
|
|
Doubtful
|
7/30
|
23.3
|
22/50
|
44.0
|
15/22
|
68.2
|
|
Unlikely
|
1/30
|
3.3
|
7/50
|
14.0
|
7/22
|
31.8
|
|
IgG
|
62/140
|
44.3
|
66/333
|
19.8
|
41/296
|
13.9
|
|
Confident
|
43/62
|
69.4
|
17/66
|
25.8
|
0/41
|
0.0
|
|
Doubtful
|
16/62
|
25.8
|
24/66
|
36.4
|
17/41
|
41.5
|
|
Unlikely
|
3/62
|
4.8
|
25/66
|
37.9
|
24/41
|
58.5
|
- aNumber of LB diagnoses/number of positive test results
- bPercentage of positive test results ending up in a diagnosis of LB