Bands kDaa Positive sera [n=194] Negative sera [n=100] Sensitivity% [CLb 95%] Specificity% [CL 95%] PPVc%  [CL 95%] NPVd%  [CL 95%] P value (<0.05)
STe-98 165 13 85.1 [79.1-89.6] 87.0 [78.4-92.6] 92.7 [87.6-95.9] 75.0 [65.9-82.4] <10-4
ST-36 182 11 93.8 [89.2-96.6] 89.0 [80.8-94.1] 94.3 [89.8-97.0] 88.1 [79.8-93.4] <10-4
ST-33   139 7 71.6 [64.7-77.8] 93.0 [85.6-96.9] 95.2 [90.0-97.9] 62.8 [54.5-70.5] <10-4
ST-32   181 8 93.3 [88.6-96.2] 92.0 [84.4-96.2] 95.8 [91.5-98.0] 87.6 [79.4-93.0] <10-4
ST-21   156 12 80.4 [74.0-85.6] 88.0 [79.6-93.4] 92.9 [87.6-96.1] 69.8 [60.9-77.5] <10-4
aKilo Dalton, bConfidenceLevel, cPositive Predictive Value, dNegative Predictive Value, eSoluble Tachyzoite antigens.
Table 1: Intrinsic characteristics of the 5 relevant bands (98, 36, 33, 32, and 21 kDa) selected in immunoblot with soluble tachyzoite antigens (STAg).