TABLE 2.
MAb | Optical density
|
No. Positive/no. testedc | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
35000a | FX504b | Meand | Ranged | ||
1.51 | 2.05 | −0.094 | 2.15 | 1.77-2.56 | 26/26 |
4.23 | 0.62 | 0.005 | 0.43 | 0.05-1.23 | 25/26e |
4.65 | 1.37 | −0.045 | 1.39 | 0.57-2.59 | 26/26 |
6.18 | 2.28 | 0.004 | 2.36 | 1.64-2.73 | 26/26 |
Positive control strain 35000.
Negative control strain FX504.
Threshold for a positive result, 0.005.
Mean and range for 26 experimental H. ducreyi strains.
Isolate 112 was the only strain not recognized by MAb 4.23.