Table 2

Reactivities of five different antigen preparations to different categories of serum samples in phase I of the study


Categories of serum samples
Preparation of antigen
Bm mf+
Wb mf+
Serum from STH infections
Normal

BmR1
50/50 (100%)
6/50 (12%)
0/50
0/50
BmSXP
47/50 (94%)
47/50 (94%)
1/50
0/50
Ratio of 1 BmR1:1 BmSXP
50/50 (100%)
46/50 (92%)
1/50
0/50
Ratio of 2 BmR1:1 BmSXP
50/50 (100%)
20/50 (40%)
0/50
0/50
Ratio of 1 BmR1:2 BmSXP
46/50 (92%)
47/50 (94%)
1/50
0/50

Abdul Rahman et al. Filaria Journal 2007 6:10   doi:10.1186/1475-2883-6-10