TABLE 4.
Sensitivity and specificity of the Dengue Rapid Test with sera taken at the time of hospital admission
| Diagnosis by AFRIMS ELISA (no. of specimens)a | No. of specimens with the following rapid test result:
|
Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Primary dengue virus infection | Secondary dengue virus infection | |||
| Negative (26) | 23 | 3 | 0 | 88 | |
| Primary dengue virus infection (30) | 4 | 26 | 0 | 87 | |
| Secondary dengue virus infection (48) | 19 | 5 | 24 | 60 | |
| JE virus infection (20) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 50 | |
a
Using admission and discharge specimens.