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Table 2 Relationship between BCG vaccination and peptide diagnose

From: Utility of dominant epitopes derived from cell-wall protein LppZ for immunodiagnostic of pulmonary tuberculosis

  

pep-LppZ-1

pep-LppZ-13

Subgroups

N

Positive N (Cutoff > 13.5)

Positive rate

Positive N (Cutoff > 16.3)

Positive rate

Health control (IGRA-)1

     

BCG+

11

3

27.3%

1

9.1%

BCG-

20

4

20.0%

2

10.0%

TB patient

     

BCG+

93

45

48.4%

39

37.5%

BCG-

8

4

50.0%

3

41.9%

  1. 1IGRA: IFN-γ release assay (T-SPOT.TB); 2BCG: Bacillus Calmette- Guerin vaccine
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BMC Immunology

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