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Table 4 ELISA and MBA results for each antigen in neurocysticercosis patients with only one viable cyst (n = 26)

From: Comparison of T24H-his, GST-T24H and GST-Ts8B2 recombinant antigens in western blot, ELISA and multiplex bead-based assay for diagnosis of neurocysticercosis

Just one viable cyst (n = 26)

Test

Area

95% CI

SE

P

Cut-off

S (%)

SP (%)

T24H-his ELISA

0.91

0.863–0.956

0.024

< 0.001

23.3

50.0

96.5

GST-Ts8B2 ELISA

0.93

0.886–0.970

0.021

< 0.001

34.5

53.8

96.5

GST-T24H ELISA

0.92

0.878–0.971

0.024

< 0.001

21.1

53.8

96.5

T24H-his MBA

0.89

0.826–0.953

0.032

< 0.001

9.2

50.0

96.5

GST-Ts8B2 MBA

0.76

0.644–0.875

0.059

< 0.001

250.0

42.3

91.2

GST-T24H MBA

0.92

0.862–0.970

0.028

< 0.001

4.0

57.7

96.5

  1. Abbreviations: Area area under the ROC curve, CI confidence interval, SE standard error, Cut-off serological index value selected as the cut-off for each test, S (%) sensitivity percentage, Sp (%) specificity percentage