Table 2 Mycolactone detection by mass spectrometry and cytotoxicity assay in patients with M. ulcerans disease sampled for M. ulcerans culture
Time | Week 0 | Week 6 | Week 12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mycolactone detection | Culture result | Culture result | Culture result | |||
Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | |
Cytotoxicity positive | 35 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Cytotoxicity negative | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total (1) | 40 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
MS positive | 26 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
MS negative | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Total (2) | 40 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 |