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. 2013 Feb 14;7(2):e2068. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002068

Table 1. Estimated test accuracies for E. multilocularis and E. granulosus.

Test Specific for Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI)
ELISA Species E.m. 55 (40.8;68.9) 70.6 (65.3;76.7)
Species E.g. 56.9 (40;73) 69.3 (64.1;74.3)
Genus Echinococcus 55.7 (44.6;66.6) 73.7 (68;79)
PCR Species E.m. 89.2 (78.9;96.3) 92.8 (88.2;97.9)
Species E.g. 83.8 (69.1;94.3) 82.9 (78.3;87.2)
Arecoline purgation Species E.m. 75.8 (54.9;94.2) 1
Species E.g. 55 (40.8;68.9) 1

Estimated test accuracies (posterior means) for E. multilocularis and E. granulosus and their 95% credibility intervals in the final model with Taenia co-infection as a covariate on prevalence.