Table 4. Sensitivity and Specificity of Typhidot in studies where no information in indeterminate results was available.
TP | FP | FN | TN | Sensitivity (95%CI) | Specificity (95%CI) | |
Typhidot with control group category 1 * | ||||||
Gopalakrishnan, 2002 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 0.82 (0.69–0.91) | 0.73 (0.57–0.85) |
Typhidot with control group category 2 * | ||||||
Gopalakrishnan, 2002 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 32 | 0.82 (0.69–0.91) | 0.64 (0.49–0.77) |
Jesudason, 2002 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1.00 (0.88–1.00) | 0.80 (0.61–0.92) |
Typhidot with control group category 3 * | ||||||
Jesudason, 2006 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 506 | 0.92 (0.79–0.98) | 0.99 (0.97–1.00) |
*category 1 – samples with known etiology other than S.Typhi; category 2 – samples with unknown etiology (blood culture negative); category 3 – a combination of category 1 and 2.