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. 2011 Dec;18(12):2154–2160. doi: 10.1128/CVI.05329-11

Table 3.

Serum antibody responses to specific antigens of M. tuberculosis

Group Serum antibody response (mean OD450 ± SD) to indicated specific antigen
PPD OT Ag85b MPT64L U1 Ag16kDa TB16.3 Ag38kDa Ag14kDa CFP10 ESAT-6 CFP10-ESAT-6
TST positive 0.129 ± 0.193a 0.396 ± 0.415a 0.440 ± 0.496a 0.331 ± 0.527a 0.394 ± 0.671a 0.209 ± 0.253a 0.408 ± 0.722a 0.340 ± 0.382a 0.267 ± 0.433a 0.149 ± 0.268a 0.225 ± 0.222a 0.395 ± 0.671a
TST negative 0.025 ± 0.010 0.073 ± 0.048 0.073 ± 0.032 0.039 ± 0.020 0.038 ± 0.012 0.053 ± 0.038 0.039 ± 0.012 0.081 ± 0.041 0.044 ± 0.027 0.023 ± 0.006 0.055 ± 0.031 0.037 ± 0.015
a

Significantly high levels compared to TST-negative individuals are indicated (P < 0.001; Student's t test).