Human T Cell and Antibody-Mediated Responses to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Recombinant 85A, 85B, and ESAT-6 Antigens
Figure 1
Levels of serum IgG (hatched box), IgM (black box) and IgA (empty box) to Ag85A, Ag85B, ESAT-6, and PPD were determined in serum of non-infected individuals (NI), pulmonary tuberculosis patients (P), pulmonary tuberculosis patients undergoing treatment (PT) and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EP). Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Differences between responses from TB patient groups and control groups were analyzed with nonparametric Kruskall-Wallis test. *Statistically significant differences in relation to NI group ().
