TABLE 2.
Proliferative capacity of PBMC from microfilaremics and amicrofilaremics in response to adult Ag and PPD
| Statusa | Proliferative response (cpm)b
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| Adult Ag
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PPD
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| High | Low | High | Low | ||
| Mf+ | 1,619 ± 804* | 4,787 ± 2,167 | 9,583 ± 5,142** | 32,702 ± 11,414 | |
| Mf− | 7,370 ± 3,375 | 11,932 ± 3,911 | 13,487 ± 4,184*** | 19,086 ± 3,392 | |
a
Sixteen individuals in the high transmission village were Mf+ and 21 were Mf−. In the low transmission village, 8 individuals were Mf+ and 22 were Mf−.
b
*, significant difference between Mf+ and Mf− in the high transmission village; P = 0.0237. **, significant difference between Mf+ in the low transmission village and Mf+ in the high transmission village; P = 0.0077. ***, significant difference between Mf− in the low transmission village and Mf− in the high transmission village; P = 0.0437.