Table 3. Results of testing human VL sera from Bangladesh on K28-LF and Kalazar Detect RDTs.
Bangladesh Sera | % Sensitivity | 95% Confidence Interval | % Specificity | 95% Confidence Interval |
K28-LF* | 98.1 | 89.93–99.95% | 92.5 | 79.61–98.43% |
Kalazar Detect* | 88.7 | 76.97–95.73% | 100 | 91.19–100.0% |
No. of Sera Tested | 53 | 40 |
*K28-LF is manufactured by Ease-Medtrend and the Kalazar Detect test is manufactured by Inbios International, Inc. All VL patient sera were confirmed by splenic aspirates. Sera from healthy endemic individuals were used as controls for specificity testing.