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. 2012 Jan 17;6(1):e1479. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001479

Table 14. Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values for antibody tests.

PanLF Bm14 Urine SXP
Rate 95% Confidence Interval Rate 95% Confidence Interval Rate 95% Confidence Interval
All Countries
Sensitivity 73.2 (82) (63.5, 82.8) 81.1 (74) (72.2, 90.0) 54.5 (77) (43.4, 65.7)
Neg. Predictive Value 99.1 (2390) (98.7, 99.5) 98.2 (790) (97.3, 99.1) 97.7 (1522) (96.9, 98.5)
French Polynesia
Sensitivity 76.9 (26) (60.7, 93.1) 92.3 (26) (82.1, 100) 92.3 (26) (82.1, 102.6)
Neg. Predictive Value 99.1 (675) (98.4, 99.8) 99.5 (438) (98.9, 100) 99.6 (539) (99.1, 100)
Ghana
Sensitivity 50.0 (16) (25.5, 74.5)
Neg. Predictive Value 98.8 (680) (98.0, 99.6)
Haiti
Sensitivity 70.8 (48) (58.0, 83.7) 75.0 (48) (62.8, 87.2) 31.9 (47) (18.6, 45.2)
Neg. Predictive Value 96.8 (447) (95.3, 98.5) 96.6 (336) (94.7, 98.5) 94.2 (554) (92.3, 96.2)
Sri Lanka
Sensitivity 66.7 (3) (13.3, 100)
Neg. Predictive Value 99.9 (684) (99.6, 100)
Tuvalu
Sensitivity 50.0 (2) (0, 100) 50.0 (2) (0, 100)
Neg. Predictive Value 99.8 (548) (99.5, 100) 99.7 (396) (99.3, 100)
Zanzibar
Sensitivity 42.9 (7) (6.2, 79.5)
Neg. Predictive Value 99.3 (565) (98.6, 100)

Definition of antibody test accuracy.

’True Positive’: Blood Smear or PCR (+).

‘True Negative’: Blood Smear and PCR not (+); ICT and Og4C3 not (+).