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. 2012 Jul 31;6(7):e1758. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001758

Table 4. Correlation between the prevalence of CCA test and the intensities of S. mansoni infections.

Diagnostic test Intensity of S. mansoni Setting A Setting B Setting C All Settings A-B-C
% positive (95% CI) % positive (95% CI) % positive (95% CI) % positive (95% CI)
Three CCA Negative 45.5 (35.1–55.9) 65.2 (54.0–76.5) 69.0 (59.2–78.7) 59.4 (53.3–65.6)
Low 76.5 (56.3–96.6) 71.4 (58.8–84.1) 91.8 (84.9–98.7) 81.9 (75.2–88.6)
Moderate 100 97.3 (92.1–100) 97.1 (91.6–100) 97.5 (94.2–100)
Heavy 100 98.9 (96.7–100) 100 99.4 (98.3–100)
One CCA (urine day 1) Negative 35.2 (25.2–45.2) 37.7 (26.2–49.1) 42.5 (32.1–52.9) 38.5 (32.4–44.6)
Low 84.7 (42.0–87.4) 50.0 (37.0–65.0) 75.4 (64.6–86.2) 64.6(56.2–72.9)
Moderate 77.8 (50.6–100) 91.9 (83.1–100) 94.3 (86.6–100) 91.4 (85.2–97.5)
Heavy 95.8 (87.8–100) 95.6 (91.3–99.8) 96.6 (92.0–100) 96.0 (93.0–98.9)
One CCA-L (urine day 1) Negative 0 08.7 (2.1–15.4) 08.0 (2.3–13.8) 5.3 (2.5–8.1)
Low 17.6 (00–35.8) 16.3 (6.0–26.7) 23.0 (12.4–35.5) 19.7 (12.8–26.6)
Moderate 33.3 (2.5–64.1) 73.0 (58.7–87.3) 57.1 (40.7–73.5) 39.4 (30.9–47.9)
Heavy 70.8 (52.6–89.0) 95.6 (91.3–99.8) 88.1 (79.9–96.4) 89.6 (85.0–94.1)