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Table 1 Positivity rate of eosinophilia, ELISA and ICT serology, and UCP-LF CAA at baseline and at follow-up time points

From: Evaluation of microscopy, serology, circulating anodic antigen (CAA), and eosinophil counts for the follow-up of migrants with chronic schistosomiasis: a prospective cohort study

 

Confirmed infection

Possible infection

Time point

N tested

N positive

% (95% CI)

N tested

N positive

% (95% CI)

Eosinophilia

 T0

23

10

43.5 (23.2–65.5)

25

2

8.0 (0.0–18.6)

 T6

16

3

18.8 (0.0–37.8)

23

1

4.4 (0.0–12.6)

 T12

20

0

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

17

0

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

ELISA serology

 T0

23

19

82.6 (61.2–95.1)

25

14

56.0 (40.8–79.2)

 T6

22

17

77.3 (59.7–94.8)

21

14

66.7 (46.5–86.8)

 T12

20

14

70.0 (46.5–86.8)

16

7

43.8 (21.4–71.9)

ICT serology

 T0

18

18

100 (100–100)

25

25

100 (100–100)

 T6

19

18

94.8 (88.3–100)

23

22

95.7 (87.4–100)

 T12

20

19

95.0 (85.5–100)

18

16

88.9 (74.4–100)

UCP-LF CAA

 T0

23

20

86.9 (66.4–97.2)

25

5

20.0 (4.3–35.7)

 T6

23

6

26.1 (7.5–44.7)

24

0

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

 T12

21

2

9.5 (0.0–21.8)

19

0

0.0 (0.0–0.0)