Table 3.
Group | Serum antibody response (mean OD450 ± SD) to indicated specific antigen |
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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 |
Significantly high levels compared to TST-negative individuals are indicated (P < 0.001; Student's t test).