Table 2.

Diagnostic accuracy of three diagnostic tests for Strongyloides stercoralis infection estimated by latent class analysis (sample size = 226, CI confidence interval)

Diagnostic method	Sensitivities (%) [95% CI]	Specificities (%) [95% CI]
Parasitology	67.0% [CI 52.4–87.6]	95.90% [90.6–100.0]
SsRapid	94.3% (84.7–100.0)	68.6% [58.1–78.6]
In house NIE-ELISA	79.0% [65.0–93.2]	77.9% [71.0–86.0]
Estimated prevalence	30.7%