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Bilharzia screen

Hi all, can anybody help?

My Bilharzia/Schistosomiasis ELISA result has come back as "\R\"

Does anybody know what this means? Does it like mean the test was 'Reactive' i.e. Positive?

Many thanks in advance for your help.
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My Eosinophils were 0.70x10 and blood in urine was +++ RBCs 52 cells/uL. I believe this is why they thought some parasitic infection may be possible?
Sarah
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Hi,

All I know was that it was sent to a lab in Germany for analysis after the sample was taken in London. No optical density or reference range which is why I was a little confused. It simply reads '\R\'

Sarah
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Hi, The R can also mean repeat. Usually a positive is P and negative is N.
Do you know what laboratory it was sent to?

Do you have the optical density result and reference range?
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