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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2012 Jun 17;92(5):407–416. doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2012.05.009

Table 1.

Summary of plate-based ELISA measurements for TB biomarkers LAM, ESAT6, and Ag85 complex. The NS binding and the signal measured at the LoD are shown for all three biomarkers, when diluted in serum/urine. The LoD measured on the waveguide-based platform is also indicated.

Sample Biomarker Optical Density
Limit of Detection (pM)
Control Positive ELISA Waveguide
Serum Ag85 0.06 ± 0.01 0.24 ±0.01 183000 0.5a
Serum ESAT6 0.31 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.4 125000 100
Urine LAM 0.13 ± 0.005 0.18 ± 0.006 78000 1
a

LoD for Ag85 derived from two measurements. A complete standard curve was not generated because of poor antibody stability