Table 1.
Comparison of anti-Trichinella IgG (ELISA index) mean among Trichinella spiralis, Trichinella britovi and Trichinella pseudospiralis at different times post-infection
| Time (months p.i.) | Mean anti-Trichinella IgG (SD) | P-valuea | Statistically significant pairwise comparison (Bonferroni adjusted) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. spiralis | T. britovi | T. pseudospiralis | |||
| 1 | 57.4 (5.2) | 35.8 (14.1) | 33.8 (16.1) | < 0.001 | T. spiralis vs T. britovi and T. pseudospiralis |
| 2 | 70.3 (11.7) | 71.0 (9.8) | 69.7 (15.7) | ns | |
| 6 | 75.9 (9.8) | 70.9 (7.5) | 48.0 (16.1) | < 0.001 | T. pseudospiralis vs T. spiralis and T. britovi |
| 12 | 64.5 (9.2) | 54.9 (18.7) | 21.0 (14.3) | < 0.001 | T. pseudospiralis vs T. spiralis and T. britovi |
| 18 | 71.1 (8.7) | 56.6 (20.2) | na | ns | |
| 24 | 61.9 (6.6) | 48.2 (14.1) | na | ns | |
aANOVA model
Abbreviations: na, not applicable; ns, not statistically significant (P > 0.05)