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Table 2 Percentage of patients who had oligoclonal bands in the CSF or a positive AI for measles at the respective lumbar puncture (LP).

From: Expansion of antibody reactivity in the cerebrospinal fluid of multiple sclerosis patients – follow-up and clinical implications

  

1st LP

2nd LP

p value

Untreated patients

OCB

96

100

not done

 

measles AI

68

73

0.013

Treated patients

OCB

91

100

not done

 

Measles AI

55

68

0.001

All patients

OCB

94

100

not done

 

Measles AI

64

71

<0.001