Table 2.

Performances of antigen 5 for immunodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis in different serological assays

	No. of subjects			Test	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	Cross reaction	Year	Ref.
	CE patient	Other disease	Healthy control
Ag5	39	51	29	IgG ELISA	54	89	AE	2000	[9]
Ag5	58	36	40	IgG ELISA	100	70.17	Leish, Toxop, Fascio	2006	[39]
Ag5	58	36	40	IgG1 ELISA	100	70.17	Leish, Toxop, Fascio	2006	[38]
Ag5	58	36	40	IgG4 ELISA	75.8	93.02	Toxop, Fascio	2006	[38]
Ag5	58	36	40	IgE ELISA	70.1	100	None	2006	[38]
rAg5	34	36	18	IgG ELISA	65	89	AE, Cysts	2005	[77]
rAg5-38s	34	36	18	IgG ELISA	21	97	AE	2005	[77]

Leish: Leishmaniasis; Toxop: Toxoplasmosis; Fascio: Fascioliasis; Cysts: Cysticercosis; AE: Alveolar echinococcosis.