Table 1.
Results of the EITB, monoclonal antibody-based ELISA for detection of circulating Taenia solium antigen (Ag-ELISA), and the PCR-based detection of T. solium cfDNA from urine on serum and urine samples obtained from neuroimaging-confirmed NCC patients and controls (SCAN-NEG)
| NCC type | EITB | Ag-ELISA | cfDNA |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBARACHNOID | + | + | + |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | + | + |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | + | + |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | + | + |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | + | + |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | − | − |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | + | + |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | + | + |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | + | + |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | + | + |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | + | + |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | + | + |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | − | − |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | + | + |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | + | − |
| SUBARACHNOID | + | + | + |
| PARENCHYMAL | + | + | + |
| PARENCHYMAL | + | + | + |
| CALCIFIED | + | − | + |
| CALCIFIED | + | + | − |
| CALCIFIED | − | − | − |
| CALCIFIED | + | − | + |
| CALCIFIED | − | − | − |
| SCAN-NEG | − | − | − |
| SCAN-NEG | − | − | − |
| SCAN--NEG | − | − | − |
| SCAN-NEG | − | − | − |
| SCAN-NEG | − | − | − |
cfDNA = cell-free DNA; EITB = enzyme-linked immune-electro-transfer blot; NCC = neurocysticercosis.
+ and − indicate that the outcome of the assay was positive or negative, respectively.