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Table 5 ELISA and MBA results for each antigen in neurocysticercosis patients with only calcified (non-viable) cysts (n = 46)

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

Calcified Cysts (n = 46)

Test

Area

95% CI

SE

P

Cut-off

S (%)

SP (%)

T24H-his ELISA

0.88

0.841–0.928

0.022

< 0.001

23.3

34.8

96.5

GST-Ts8B2 ELISA

0.86

0.811–0.911

0.026

< 0.001

34.5

15.2

96.5

GST-T24H ELISA

0.91

0.869–-0.950

0.021

< 0.001

21.1

43.5

96.5

T24H-his MBA

0.82

0.754–0.881

0.032

< 0.001

9.2

32.6

96.5

GST-Ts8B2 MBA

0.55

0.445–0.647

0.052

0.341

250.0

13.0

91.2

GST-T24H MBA

0.84

0.774–0.909

0.034

< 0.001

4.0

37.0

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