TABLE 2.
Inhibition of TV replication in cell culture by A type 3/4 and type B saliva samples
| Dilution of saliva | TV plaque reduction (%) by salivaa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH32 | OH45 | OH60 | OH94 | Saliva LY | |
| 1:300 | −2.0 | 90.6 | 67.1 | 2.7 | 100 |
| 1:1,800 | 2.8 | 59.2 | 24.7 | 5.9 | 89.5 |
| 1:10,800 | −0.4 | 21.6 | 15.3 | −3.5 | NT |
| 1:64,800 | −0.2 | 10.6 | 13.7 | −2.0 | NT |
a
Four type A-positive saliva samples with high (OH45 and OH60, OD > 0.5) or low (OH32 and OH94, OD < 0.2) levels of A type 3/4 antigen were tested, and a type B saliva sample (saliva LY) was also included. NT, not tested.