TABLE 2.
NV-specific antibody reactivity in serum and saliva specimens
| Antibody | Antibody reactivitya
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| Infectected volunteers (n = 18)
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Uninfected volunteers (n = 20)
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| Range | Mean | Range | Mean | |
| Serum IgG | 4.2-250 | 78.1 | 0.04-3.4 | 1.1 |
| Salivary | ||||
| IgG | 1.4-205 | 47.2 | 0.2-4.4 | 1.2 |
| IgA | 1.0-74 | 25.1 | 0.5-2.6 | 1.2 |
a
Antibody reactivity is defined as the ratio of NV-specific serum IgG units or NV-specific salivary IgG or IgA concentration at highest postchallenge titer versus prechallenge titer. Specimens were collected from 38 NV-challenged volunteers.