Table 3. Main features of the 14 patients with complete agreement between sera HP10 Ag-ELISA and MRI evaluations.
Number of evaluations per patient* | Number of patients (total number of evaluations) | Results of last evaluation |
2 | 8 (16) | 7 positives/1 negative† |
3 | 3 (9) | 3 positives |
4 | 2 (8) | 2 positives |
5 | 1 (5) | 1 positive |
Total: | 14 (38) | 13 positives/1 negative |
Evaluations refer to the paired realization in each patient of MRI and of HP10 determinations in sera obtained at IIB.
Positive: persistence of vesicular cysticerci in SaB (using MRI or HP10 levels)/Negative: No detectable vesicular cysticerci in SaB (using MRI or HP10 levels).