A novel rapid (20-minute) IL-6 release assay using blood mononuclear cells of patients with various clinical forms of drug induced skin injuries

Table 2 Summary of the tested groups

Groups	" *Test A*" solution	" *Test B*" solution
Number (N) of controls	24	24
N of tests in controls	50	49
N of negative tests in controls	48	48
Doubtful and positive tests in control group	2	1
N of suspect patients	98	61
N of tests in group of suspect patients	266	121
Positive tests in group of suspect patients	151	32
Negative tests in group of suspect patients	113	87
Doubtful tests in group of suspect donors	2	2
(Test/person) for control group	2.1	2.1
(Test/person) for suspect patients	2.7	1.9
Total N of tests	316	166

"Test A": 100 mM NaCl, 24 mM KCl, 10 mM CaCl₂, 10 mM MgCl₂, 11 mM glucose; pH:7.2.
"Test B": 145 mM NaCl, 21 mM KCl, 0.7 mM CaCl₂, 0.7 mM MgCl₂, 11 mM glucose; pH:7.2.

ISSN: 1939-4551