TABLE 2.
IgE to B. malayi γ-GT
| Clinical group | IgE (ng/ml)a
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Specific | Total | |
| Endemic controls | 106.3* (13-1,405) | 146.0 (49-220) |
| Microfilaremics | 15.3 (6-60) | 1,301.4 (33-8,800) |
| Chronic pathology | 11.2 (0-48) | 1,766.3 (199-7,970) |
| TPE | 681* (55-23,841) | 20,536.4 (8,238-46,795) |
a
Data are the geometric means for each group, with minimal and maximal values.
*
IgE responses to B. malayi γ-GT were significantly higher in the TPE group than in the MF and CP groups for the Mann Whitney test (P < 0.001) and between the ENL versus CP groups (P < 0.001).