TABLE 5.

Dilution effect estimates and accompanying tests of statistical significance^a

Serotype	Panel	1:1,000 to 1:10,000				1:10,000 to 1:100,000
		No. of subjects	Dilution effectb (%)	95% CI (%)	Paired t test P value	No. of subjects	Dilution effect (%)	95% CI (%)	Paired t test P value
3	B	3	14.2	3.6, 25.8	0.028	19	1.3	−10.1, 14.3	0.820
	D	9	−17.8	−32.9, 0.7	0.056
4	B	8	8.9	−4.1, 23.7	0.158	22	−3.5	−12.0, 5.9	0.436
	D	6	−6.7	−26.3, 18.3	0.488	6	−2.9	−11.6, 6.7	0.461
6B	B	15	4.3	−3.7, 13.0	0.280	15	3.0	−3.1, 9.5	0.316
	D	6	−3.6	−23.6, 21.7	0.706
9V	B	9	5.2	−3.8, 14.9	0.226	20	−3.5	−13.1, 7.2	0.488
	D	8	3.6	−9.1, 18.1	0.540	5	−17.8	−42.4, 17.3	0.200
14	B	15	7.7	2.5, 13.2	0.006	18	2.7	−3.9, 9.9	0.408
	D	10	−1.7	−11.4, 9.0	0.716	2	−26.2	−90.5, 470.8	0.310
18C	B	4	12.2	−6.0, 34.0	0.131	23	9.3	2.7, 16.4	0.007
	D	11	9.3	−5.7, 26.7	0.211	7	−4.1	−15.4, 8.8	0.452
19F	B	16	13.6	6.4, 21.2	<0.001	21	1.8	−6.1, 10.4	0.646
	D	10	2.9	−16.0, 26.2	0.756	3	−6.4	−34.8, 34.5	0.517
23F	B	13	10.5	3.9, 17.5	0.004	18	2.0	−9.0, 14.3	0.719
	D	9	−8.6	−16.8, 0.4	0.059

^aPanels B (adults) and D (pediatrics) are described in Table 1. 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.

^bDilution effects describe the effect per 10-fold dilution.