Table 3.
Summary of the results of specificity with sera from cysticercosis and toxocariasis patients obtained in total IgG ELISA against the recombinant antigens
| No. of positive reactions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group (no. of sera tested) | AgB8/2 | AgB8/1 | EgcMDH | EgCaBP2 | EgAFFPt | EgAFFPf | AgB | HCFA |
| Cysticercosis (47) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Toxocariasis (18) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Total (65) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 |
| Specificity (%) | 94·0 | 97·0 | 92·3 | 84·6 | 97·0 | 100·0 | 81·5 | 78·4 |
Specificity was calculated by rate between the absolute number of positive sera among the 65 sera from bearers of the helminthic infections.