Summary of patient characteristics and follow-up details of all subjects diagnosed with inactive CE cysts during the investigated period.

<p>Results refer to patient numbers and percentages of patients within each group (included in our case series, excluded from our case series, and all patients combined, defined in columns). The sum of values within columns may exceed total number of patients per column as one patient may belong to different categories.</p

Summary of patient characteristics, US cyst appearance, and imaging and serological behaviour over time of patients included in the study series.

<p>Percentages refer to the number of subset observations on the total number of observations per row. Unless indicated otherwise, numbers refer to patients. Pts = patients.</p

WHO-IWGE ultrasound classification of echinococcal cysts.

<p>CE1 and CE2 (active cysts), CE3A and CE3B (transitional cysts), and CE4 and CE5 (inactive cysts) <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003057#pntd.0003057-WHOIWGE1" target="_blank">[8]</a>.</p

Characteristics of patients and sera included in the analysis.

<p>Characteristics of patients and sera included in the analysis.</p

Examples of RDTs results.

<p><b>(A)</b> VIRapid HYDATIDOSIS test and its semiquantitative colorimetric scale. <b>(B)</b> ADAMU-CE test. <b>(C)</b> DIGFA test and its diagnostic and semiquantitative colorimetric interpretation; EgCF = <i>E</i>. <i>granulosus</i> Cyst Fluid antigen, EgP = <i>E</i>. <i>granulosus</i> Protoscolex antigen, EgB = <i>E</i>. <i>granulosus</i> antigen B, Em2 = <i>E</i>. <i>multilocularis</i> antigen 2.</p

ROC curves of the serology tests.

<p>ROC curves of the serology tests.</p

Tests sensitivity and specificity.

<p>Results are compared with those of the ELISA test. US diagnosis was used as the gold standard. Significant differences are indicated in bold.</p

ROC curves characteristics and results of comparison between tests.

<p>AUC = Area Under the Curve [95% CI].</p

Positive and negative results of RDTs stratified by ELISA OD values.

<p>Positive and negative results of RDTs stratified by ELISA OD values.</p

ELISA serological results.

<p>ELISA serological results.</p