Table 3.
Performances of selected test combinations for diagnosis of schistosomiasis
| Test combinationa | Sensitivityc |
Specificityc (n = 104) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All casesb (n = 37) | S. mansoni(n = 21) | S. haematobium (n = 14) | ||
| All in-house tests (ELISA/CA + ELISA/AWA + ELISA/SEA + IFAT) | 89.2 (73.6–96.5) | 95.2 (74.1–99.8) | 78.6 (48.8– 94.3) | 93.3 (86.1–97.0) |
| All commercial tests (IHA + ELISA/NovaTec + ELISA/DRG + ELISA/Viramed) | 91.9 (77.0–97.9) | 100 (80.8–100) | 78.6 (48.8– 94.3) | 75.0 (65.4–82.7) |
| IHA + ELISA/NovaTec | 89.2 (73.6–96.5) | 95.2 (74.1–99.8) | 78.6 (48.8– 94.3) | 98.1 (92.5–99.7) |
| IHA + ELISA/DRG | 89.2 (73.6–96.5) | 95.2 (74.1–99.8) | 78.6 (48.8– 94.3) | 87.5 (79.2–92.9) |
| ELISA/NovaTec + ELISA/DRG | 86.5 (70.4–94.9) | 95.2 (74.1–99.8) | 71.4 (42.0–90.4) | 87.5 (79.2–92.9) |
a
For explanations of test abbreviations, see Materials and Methods.
b
Includes two cases of infections with multiple Schistosoma species.
c
Data are percentages (95% CI).