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. 2011 Mar;6(1):12–19.

Table 2.

Diagnostic sensitivities and specificities of different AgB in diagnosis of human CE

Source of antigen B Sensitivity (percent) Specificity (percent)
Sheep liver cyst 95.7 (95% CI:84.2-99.2) 92.8 (95% CI:83.4-97.3)
Goat liver cyst 91.4 (95% CI:78.2-97.2) 92.8 (95% CI:83.4-97.3)
Human liver cyst 97.8 (95% CI:87.2-99.8) 97.1 (95% CI:89.1-99.5)
Camel lung cyst 93.6 (95% CI:81.4-98.3) 90 (95% CI:79.8-95.5)
Bovine lung cyst 78.7 (95% CI:63.9-88.8) 85.7 (95% CI:74.8-92.5)
Sheep lung cyst 93.6 (95% CI:81.4-98.3) 88.5 (95% CI:78.1-94.5)