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Samples were collected from baseline to week 10 after treatment, when pigs were euthanized and carefully dissected at necropsy. Antigen levels decreased proportionally to the efficacy of treatment and correlated with the remaining viable cysts at necropsy (Pearson's <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.67, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.000). A decrease of 5 times in antigen levels (logarithmic scale) compared with baseline was found in 20\/26 pigs free of cysts at necropsy, compared with 1\/24 of those who had persisting viable cysts (odds ratio [OR] = 76.7, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 8.1\u20133308.6, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). Antigen monitoring reflects the course of infection in the pig. If a similar correlation exists in infected humans, this assay may provide a minimally invasive and easy monitoring assay to assess disease evolution and efficacy of antiparasitic treatment in human neurocysticercosis.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.15-0370","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,9,22]],"date-time":"2015-09-22T03:25:16Z","timestamp":1442892316000},"page":"1305-1310","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Successful Antiparasitic Treatment for Cysticercosis is Associated with a Fast and Marked Reduction of Circulating Antigen Levels in a Naturally Infected Pig Model"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"93","author":[{"given":"Armando E.","family":"Gonzalez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Javier A.","family":"Bustos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hector 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