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. 2013 Dec;51(12):3955–3959. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01232-13

Table 5.

Sensitivities and specificities of VL-RDTs of stored samples tested in the reference laboratory BHU, Varanasi, India

Product Sensitivity (n [%]) (95% CI) for sample type:
Specificity (n [%]) (95% CI) for sample type:
Blood (n = 150) Serum (n = 150) Blood (n = 119) Serum (n = 119)
Signal-KA 145 (96.7) (92.4, 98.9) 147 (98.0) (94.3, 99.6) 114 (95.8) (90.5, 98.6) 117 (98.3) (94.1, 99.8)
Crystal-KA 148 (98.7) (95.3, 99.8) 149 (99.3) (96.3, 100.0) 118 (99.2) (95.4, 100.0) 113 (95.0) (89.4, 98.1)
Onsite Leishmania Ab (RevA) rapid test 142 (94.7) (89.8, 97.7) 145 (96.7) (92.4, 98.9) 117 (98.3) (94.1, 99.8) 110 (92.4) (86.1, 96.5)
Onsite Leishmania Ab (RevB) rapid test 149 (99.3) (96.3, 100.0) 149 (99.3) (96.3, 100.0) 63 (52.9) (43.6, 62.2) 60 (50.4) (41.1, 59.7)
Kala-azar Detect 150 (100) (97.6, 100.0) 149 (99.3) (96.3, 100.0) 114 (95.8) (90.5, 98.6) 115 (96.6) (91.6, 99.1)
DiaMed-IT LEISH 149 (99.3) (96.3, 100.0) 148 (98.7) (95.3, 99.8) 117 (98.3) (94.1, 99.8) 112 (94.1) (88.3, 97.6)