TABLE 6.
Comparison of ALS assay responses to responses in other assays used in this studya
| Antigen | Serum IgA assay |
Serum IgG assay |
Fecal IgA assay |
Parotid saliva assay |
Sublingual saliva assay |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % sensitivity | PPV (%) | % sensitivity | PPV (%) | % sensitivity | PPV (%) | % sensitivity | PPV (%) | % sensitivity | PPV (%) | |
| LPS | 75 | 100 | 44 | 100 | 56 | 90 | 25 | 80 | 50 | 72 |
| LTB | 69 | 100 | 25 | 100 | 44 | 88 | 13 | 67 | 13 | 67 |
| CFA/I | 67 | 60 | 44 | 67 | 11 | 33 | ||||
Data represent combined results from naive and rechallenged subjects.