Table 2.
Median serum antibody levels (range) against capsular polysaccharides of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (arabinomannan and glucan) according to TB class
| TB Class | Arabinomannan (μg/mL) | Glucan (μg/mL) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
IgM |
IgAa |
IgGa |
IgM |
IgAa |
IgG |
| 0 |
8.6 |
3.3 |
163 |
7.9 |
0.7 |
6.3 |
| (2.98–21.7) |
(1.05–11.1) |
(11.5–262) |
(1.4–21.0) |
(0.01–2.6) |
(0.12–38.5) |
|
| 1 |
9.2 |
2.2 |
184 |
7.8 |
0.7 |
8.3 |
| (1.5–45.7) |
(1.0–10.1) |
(81.4–4262) |
(1.6–26.7) |
(0.3–5.6) |
(1.0–137) |
|
| 2 |
7.1 |
8.2 |
271 |
10.9 |
1.2 |
19.2 |
| (4.1–55.7) |
(2.0–135) |
(154–1222) |
(1.0–18.4) |
(0.6–5.3) |
(2.2–48.4) |
|
| 3 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
1181b |
5.5 |
3.3b |
23.3 |
| (1.0–42.3) |
(2.2–42.9) |
(89.3–4227) |
(1.9–32.7) |
(1.5–38.5) |
(3.2–464) |
|
| 4 | 8.9 |
11.5b |
524b |
10.7 |
5.2b |
43.4 |
| (3.1–30.5) | (3.1–24.6) | (189–1301) | (2.0–62.3) | (0.3–16.9) | (0.4–240) | |
a p≤0.01, Kruskal–Wallis test (with group 0 as control group).
b p<0.05; Dunn’s post–hoc test adjusted for multiple comparisons.