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. 2022 Nov 15;13:6957. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-34698-4

Fig. 1. Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) clearance and systemic immunity after herpes zoster (HZ).

Fig. 1

A VZV DNA copy number was determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from swabs taken from the HZ rash site at the indicated time frames (D = day) after HZ onset. B Net frequency of CD4 T cells in PBMC with VZV-specific interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and/or interleukin 2 (IL-2) responses. C Serum IgG responses to mixed VZV glycoproteins measured by ELISA at a serum dilution of 1:1280. D Complement-dependent VZV microneutralization titer of sera over time. Panels show conserved color dots representing each study subject and the median (solid line) levels of analyte within each time point. Unadjusted two-tailed p values from multiple Wilcoxon tests to compare sequential time points are shown. Number of subjects tested per time point: D30, n = 18 (A); D45, n = 17 (AD); D60, n = 17 (C, D); D90, n = 17 (AD); D360, n = 11 (AD), D500 (C, D). Abs OD450, absorbance optical density at 450 nanometers. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.