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. 2009 Jun 10;16(8):1176–1186. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00342-08

TABLE 2.

Effect of viability of cryopreserved PBMC on LPA results

Viability level or stimulant n Difference between log10 SI (fresh) and log10 SI (frozen)
Spearman correlation
Mean Median Correlation coefficient P value
Lower viability
    Tetanus 21 0.816 1.08 −0.62 <0.01
    Candida 21 0.818 1.226 −0.54 0.01
    PWM 21 0.143 −0.376 −0.82 <0.0001
Viability ≥75%
    Tetanus 11 0.281 0.232 −0.21 0.53
    Candida 11 0.351 0.689 −0.5 0.12
    PWM 11 −0.963 −0.757 −0.27 0.43