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. 2007 Feb 21;6:19. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-19

Table 6.

ELISA and IFAT results for all subjects

ELISA malaria antibody test

Positive Equivocal Negative Total
IFAT Positive 68 3 4 75
Equivocal 5 0 15 20
Negative 34 15 3026 3075
Total 107 18 3045 3170

ELISA analytical sensitivity and specificity in comparison to IFAT are respectively 90.6% (68/75) (CI: 83.8 – 97.6%) and 98.7% (3056/3095) (CI: 98.3 – 99.1%), equivocal results considered as negative.