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Table 2 Serological reactivity of His-fRv3391 in TB patients and healthy control subjects

From: Cloning, expression and immunological evaluation of a short fragment from Rv3391 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

 

n

OD450

No. of samples positive by ELISAa (%)

TB total

56

0.416 ± 0.297

17 (30.3%)

Smear-positive TB

30

0.537 ± 0.338

14 (46.7%)

Smear-negative TB

26

0.277 ± 0.152

3 (11.5%)

Healthy control subjects

50

0.165 ± 0.055

3 (6.0%)

  1. aPositive values were greater than the mean OD + 2SD of the healthy sera.