Table 2.
Reactivities of five different antigen preparations to different categories of serum samples in phase I of the study
Categories of serum samples | ||||
Preparation of antigen | Bm mf+ | Wb mf+ | Serum from STH infections | Normal |
BmR1 | 50/50 (100%) | 6/50 (12%) | 0/50 | 0/50 |
BmSXP | 47/50 (94%) | 47/50 (94%) | 1/50 | 0/50 |
Ratio of 1 BmR1:1 BmSXP | 50/50 (100%) | 46/50 (92%) | 1/50 | 0/50 |
Ratio of 2 BmR1:1 BmSXP | 50/50 (100%) | 20/50 (40%) | 0/50 | 0/50 |
Ratio of 1 BmR1:2 BmSXP | 46/50 (92%) | 47/50 (94%) | 1/50 | 0/50 |