Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Virol. Dec 25, 2024; 13(4): 95986
Published online Dec 25, 2024. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v13.i4.95986
Figure 1
Figure 1 Selection of patients with West Nile virus infection and clinical samples. Samples in gray shadowed boxes were analyzed in the study. CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid; IgG: Immunoglobulin G; IgM: Immunoglobulin M; NID: Neuroinvasive disease; RT-PCR: Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction; TBEV: Tick-borne encephalitis virus; USUV: Usutu virus; WNV: West Nile virus.
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Figure 2 Detection rate of West Nile virus RNA by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid; N: Total sample number.
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Figure 3 West Nile virus reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction cycle threshold values in different clinical samples. Plots represent medians with interquartile ranges, inner and outlier points. CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid; Ct: Cycle threshold.
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Figure 4 West Nile virus immunoglobulin M and immunoglobulin G detection rates in serum and cerebrospinal fluid. CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid; Ig: Immunoglobulin; N: Total sample number.
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Figure 5 Immunoglobulin M antibody levels in patients with confirmed West Nile virus infection and false positive samples. Plots represent medians with interquartile ranges, inner and outlier points. IgM: Immunoglobulin M; WNV: West Nile virus.
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Figure 6 Cross-reactive flavivirus immunoglobulin M immunoglobulin G antibodies detected in patients with West Nile virus infections. IgG: Immunoglobulin G; IgM: Immunoglobulin M; NT: Not tested; TBEV: Tick-borne encephalitis virus; USUV: Usutu virus; WNV: West Nile virus.
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Figure 7 Correlation of immunoglobulin G avidity. A: Immunoglobulin M antibody levels; B: Immunoglobulin G antibody levels. Blue dotted lines represent trendlines. IgG: Immunoglobulin G; IgM: Immunoglobulin M.
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Figure 8 Correlation of immunoglobulin G antibody levels (ELISA) and NT titer (Virus neutralization test). Blue dotted line represents a trendline.