Bands kDaa Positive sera [n=126] Negative sera [n=96] Sensitivity% [CLb 95%] Specificity% [CL 95%] PPVc%  [CL 95%] NPVd%  [CL 95%] P value (<0.05)
MTe-41 96 10 76.6 [67.6-83.1] 89.6 [81.3-94.6] 90.6 [82.9-95.1] 74.1 [65.0-81.6] <10-4
MT-35 116 11 92.1 [85.5-95.9] 88.5 [80.0-93.9] 91.3 [84.7-95.4] 89.5 [81.1- 94.6] <10-4
MT-32 79 2 62.7 [53.6-71.0] 97.9 [92.0-99.6] 97.5 [90.5-99.6] 66.7 [58.2-74.2] <10-4
MT-30 96 1 76.2 [67.6- 83.1] 99.0 [93.5-99.9] 99.0 [93.6-99.9] 76.0 [67.4-83.0] <10-4
aKiloDalton, bConfidence Level, cPositive Predictive Value, dNegative Predictive Value, eMembrane Tachyzoite antigens
Table 2: Intrinsic characteristics of the 4 relevant bands (41, 35, 32 and 30 kDa) selected in immunoblot with membrane tachyzoite antigens (MT-Ag).