Tonsil sample size (mm2) | ||||||||||||
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1 mm2 | 2 mm2 | 4 mm2 | ||||||||||
Dilution | Dilution | Dilution | ||||||||||
100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | |
IP, incomplete polyclonal pattern; P, polyclonal pattern. | ||||||||||||
1 section | P | IP | IP | IP | P | P | IP | IP | P | P | IP | IP |
2 sections | P | IP | IP | IP | P | P | IP | IP | P | P | IP | IP |
3 sections | P | IP | IP | IP | P | P | IP | IP | P | P | IP | IP |
4 sections | P | P | IP | IP | P | P | IP | IP | P | P | P | IP |
5 sections | P | P | IP | IP | P | P | IP | IP | P | P | P | IP |