Table 5

Comparison of molecular and immunologic analysis for the detection of sodA.


PCR
ELISPOT

Sarcoid 6
+
+
Sarcoid 7
+
+
Sarcoid 8
+
+
Sarcoid 9
-
+
Sarcoid 10
+
-
Sarcoid 11
-
-
Sarcoid 12
-
-
Sarcoid 13
+
+
Sarcoid 14
+
-
Sarcoid 15
+
-
Sarcoid 16
-
+
Sarcoid 17
+
-

+, positive analysis for sodA; -, negative analysis for sodA

Allen et al. Respiratory Research 2008 9:36   doi:10.1186/1465-9921-9-36