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Table 3 Characteristics of S. japonicum antibody low responders

From: Immune responses result in misdiagnosis of Schistosoma japonicum by immunodiagnosis kits in egg-positive patients living in a low schistosomiasis transmission area of China

Study ID

Gender

Age

Occupations

EPG

Kits that diagnosed negative*

B-ultrasound examination**

History of schistosomiasis treatment (times)

Liver fibrosis

Hepatomegaly

Splenomegaly

1702106

F

14

Student

2

1,2,3,4,5

+

-

-

1

1505502

F

70

Housework

2

1,2,3,4,5

+

-

+

3

1305401

F

47

Businessman

2

2,3,4

+

-

-

2

1801206

F

27

Businessman

3

1,2,3,4,5

+

+

+

2

1301106

F

44

Fisherman

2

2

+

-

+

8

1105001

M

47

Businessman

13

1,2,3,4,5

+

-

-

1

1506601

M

79

Housework

1

2,3,4,5

+

-

+

20

4502805

M

6

Student

3

1,2,3,4,5

+

-

-

0

  1. *The number of the kits that diagnosed the subject negative is listed. For examples, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 means that S. japonicum immuno-diagnostic kits of M1、M2、M3、M4、M5 all tested the subject as S. japonicum negative.
  2. **B-ultrasound examination results are recorded as “+” for positive and “-” for negative.