TABLE A1.
Pairwise comparisons of reactivities of sera with proteome array of B. burgdorferi
| Reference clinical group | n | Controls
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Early LB
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Later LB
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) differences in sign between serum pairsa | Pb | Mean (95% CI) differences in sign between serum pairsa | Pb | Mean (95% CI) differences in sign between serum pairsa | Pb | ||
| Controls | 18 | −7.1 (−32 to 18) | 0.5 | −188 (−217 to −159) | <10−5 | ||
| Early LB | 24 | −7 (−37 to 23) | 0.9 | −198 (−213 to −184) | <10−6 | ||
| Later LB | 19 | 106 (36 to 177) | <10−5 | 109 (35 to 184) | <10−5 | ||
a
The sera were panel 1 sera from controls and from patients with early and later LB. CI, confidence interval.
b
Determined by the exact Wilcoxon signed-rank test.