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Table 2 Number of CE patients according to the evolution of IgG levels observed between D030 and D365 for anti-B2t, anti-2B2t, and both antibodies (2B2t or B2t), and determination of the probability of being relapse-free

From: Promising proteins detected by Western blot from Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces for predicting early post-surgical outcomes in CE-affected Tunisian children

Antibody response

Evolution

NRCE, n (%)

RCE, n (%)

Probability of being relapse-free (%)

Anti-B2t IgG

Decrease*

25 (64)

6 (30)

81

Increase

5 (13)

8 (40)

 

Stability

9 (23)

6 (30)

 

Anti-2B2t IgG

Decrease

21 (54)

7 (35)

75

Increase

9 (23)

10 (50)

 

Stability

9 (23)

3 (15)

 

Anti-(B2t or 2B2t) IgG

Decrease*

32 (82)

9 (45)

78

Increase

4 (10)

7 (35)

 

Stability

3 (8)

4 (20)

 
  1. NRCE non-relapsed patients, RCE relapsed patients
  2. *p < 0.05 (chi-square test)