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. 2010 Jul 19;9:207. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-207

Table 5.

Statistical analyses of the different comparisons excluding inconclusive PCR or MOT results

comparison Sensitivity in %
(95% CI)
Specificity in %
(95% CI)
+ Likelihood ratio
(95% CI)
- Likelihood ratio
(95% CI)
Agreement
%
k-value
Confirmed vs MOT 78.3 (68.3-85.8) 74.4 (65.8 -80.9) 3.0 (2.2-4.1) 0.2 (0.2-0.5) 75.7 0.51

RDT vs MOT 77.2 (66.8-85.1) 72.5 (64.3-79.4) 2.8 (2.1-3.8) 0.3 (0.2-0.5) 74.3 0.48

PCR vs MOT 78.8 (66.6-84.6) 74.6 (66.6-81.2) 3.0 (2.2-4.1) 0.3 (0.2-0.5) 75.1 0.49

PCR vs RDT 98.7 (93.2-99.8) 98.5 (94.8-99.6) 67.6 (17.1-267.8) 0.03 (0.02-0.09) 98.6 0.97