TABLE 3.
Protein banda | % Sera with Western blot reactivity to protein bandb
|
P value (Fisher's exact test)
|
|||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. henselae endocarditis (n = 12) | Cat scratch disease (n = 10) | B. quintana endocarditis (n = 37) | B. henselae endocarditis vs cat scratch disease | B. henselae endocarditis vs B. quintanaendocarditis | |
Bh200 | 8 | NSc | NS | ||
Bh160 | 8 | NS | NS | ||
Bh140 | 8 | 3 | NS | NS | |
Bh65 | 100 | 100 | <0.000005 | NS | |
Bh60 | 25 | NS | NS | ||
Bh45 | 75 | 84 | <0.0005 | NS | |
Bh40 | 25 | 19 | NS | NS | |
Bh34 | 58 | 59 | <0.005 | NS | |
Bh33 | 16 | NS | NS | ||
Bh30 | 17 | 24 | NS | NS | |
Bh28 | 8 | 11 | NS | NS | |
Bh25 | 17 | 11 | NS | NS | |
Bh23 | 42 | 30 | <0.05 | NS | |
Bh20 | 33 | 65 | NS | NS | |
Bh10 | 33 | 65 | NS | NS |
Bands with boldface designations demonstrated significant association with B. henselae endocarditis compared to that with cat scratch disease (P < 0.05).
Proportion of sera recognizing each band. Results equal to zero were omitted to improve clarity.
NS, not significant.