CT- and LPS-specific antibody responses, in plasma, of
the IgA1 (A) and the IgA2 (B) subclasses in V. cholerae O1-
and V. cholerae O139-infected patients. The GMT and SEM are
shown. Asterisks indicate statistically significant differences in the
responses between the acute stage (day [d] 2) and at convalescence
(day 11): ∗, P < 0.05 to 0.01; ∗∗, P
< 0.01 to 0.001; ∗∗∗, P < 0.001. PR,
number of patients showing positive response/total number of patients
studied.