Table 2.
Comparison of diagnostic test specificity
|
Serum sample |
Comparison of diagnostic test specificity (CI) [n/N] |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIE®LVC | DPP® LVC | DPP rLci1A | DPP rLci2B | DPP rLci1A/rLci2B | |
|
L. braziliensis |
25% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| (5–70) |
(57–100) |
(57–100) |
(57–100) |
(57–100) |
|
| [3/4] |
[0/5] |
[0/5] |
[0/5] |
[0/5] |
|
|
T. cruzi |
50% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| (15–85) |
(57–100) |
(57–100) |
(57–100) |
(57–100) |
|
| [2/4] |
[0/5] |
[0/5] |
[0/5] |
[0/5] |
|
|
E. canis |
67% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| (30–90) |
(61–100) |
(61–100) |
(61–100) |
(61–100) |
|
| [2/6] |
[0/6] |
[0/6] |
[0/6] |
[0/6] |
|
|
B. canis |
50% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| (15–85) |
(51–100) |
(51–100) |
(51–100) |
(51–100) |
|
| |
[2/4] |
[0/4] |
[0/4] |
[0/4] |
[0/4] |
| Negative dogs |
88% |
95% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| (66–97) |
(76–99) |
(84–100) |
(84-100 |
(84–100) |
|
| [2/17] |
[1/20] |
[0/20] |
[0/20] |
[0/20] |
|
| Total |
26% |
97.5% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| |
(14–42) |
(87–100) |
(91–100) |
(91–100) |
(91–100) |
| [26/35] | [1/40] | [0/40] | [0/40] | [0/40] | |
Abbreviations: C = confidence interval, n = number of sera that tested positive, N = number of sera evaluated.