Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Clinical aspects of participants over three years

From: Multiplex cytokine and antibody profile in cystic echinococcosis patients during a three-year follow-up in reference to the cyst stages

Participant^a	Year 1			Year 2			Year 3
Participant^a	Cyst type^b	Cyst size^c (cm)	Sero-test^d	Cyst type	Cyst size (cm)	Sero-test	Cyst type	Cyst size (cm)	Sero-test
P1	CE1	3.8 × 3.4/2.8 × 2.7	+	CE4	3.8 × 2.4	+	CE3	6.7 × 5.2	+
P2	CE1	8.2 × 8.1	+	CE4	8.3 × 7.0	+	CE5	8.0 × 8.1	+
P3	CE2	5.3 × 8.5	+	CE4	7.9 × 10.0	+	CE3	8.4 × 6.0	+
P4	CE2	6.7 × 6.5	+	CE4	2.45 × 3.3	−	CE3	6.7 × 6.5	+
N1	ndt	ndt	−	ndt	ndt	−	ndt	ndt	−
N2	ndt	ndt	−	ndt	ndt	−	ndt	ndt	−
N3	ndt	ndt	−	ndt	ndt	−	ndt	ndt	−

^aP1-P4: cystic echinococcosis patients, N1-N3: normal controls
^bCyst type was classified by the WHO-IWGE standard [8]
^cCyst size was determined by ultrasound scan imaging
^d+, ELISA-positive; −, ELISA-negative
Abbreviations: ndt, not detected

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