Table 2. Median and inter-quartile range of ELISPOT responses for Ag85A protein, PPD-T and Ag85A overlapping peptides at each time point.
ELISPOT count (Median & inter-quartile range; SPMa PBMCb) | ||||||||||
Ag85A | PPD-T | Ag85A peptides | ||||||||
BCG scar – | day | lower quartile | median | upper quartile | lower quartile | median | upper quartile | lower quartile | median | upper quartile |
0 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 43 | 89 | 208 | 57 | 79 | 131 | |
7 | 296 | 1625 | 1645 | 236 | 526 | 1381 | 1001 | 1704 | 3843 | |
21 | 74 | 307 | 531 | 96 | 157 | 453 | 424 | 943 | 1559 | |
28 | 73 | 264 | 1353 | 77 | 170 | 472 | 263 | 761 | 1704 | |
49 | 40 | 160 | 404 | 76 | 121 | 162 | 253 | 418 | 1545 | |
77 | 80 | 97 | 166 | 78 | 111 | 166 | 144 | 422 | 1102 | |
105 | 33 | 61 | 116 | 49 | 74 | 121 | 123 | 281 | 502 | |
180 | 40 | 118 | 183 | 79 | 167 | 210 | 142 | 294 | 924 | |
BCG scar + | 0 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 79 | 94 | 26 | 53 | 89 |
7 | 224 | 367 | 475 | 149 | 191 | 422 | 558 | 1120 | 2049 | |
14 | 99 | 228 | 647 | 168 | 286 | 617 | 515 | 825 | 1960 | |
28 | 43 | 199 | 348 | 71 | 235 | 307 | 92 | 564 | 1219 | |
60 | 35 | 64 | 264 | 50 | 155 | 191 | 228 | 276 | 661 | |
90 | 12 | 64 | 134 | 36 | 80 | 157 | 108 | 144 | 377 | |
180 | 44 | 67 | 151 | 88 | 116 | 183 | 151 | 282 | 449 |
SPM, Spot Forming Units/million.
PBMC, Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells