Table 2.

Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of MAT, Leptocheck-WB, and IgM ELISA, using Bayesian latent class modeling

Parameters	Bayesian latent class model %(95 % credible interval)
Combined positivity rate	44.7 (30.8 - 60.8)
MAT
Sensitivity	91.4 (72.2 - 100)
Specificity	86.7 (70.7 - 99.3)
PPV	84.7 (63.6 - 99.3)
NPV	92.7 (71.2 - 100)
Leptocheck-WB
Sensitivity	95.0 (79.3 - 100)
Specificity	76.4 (60.8 - 93.2)
PPV	76.5 (56.2 - 94.3)
NPV	95.1 (75.9 - 100)
IgM ELISA
Sensitivity	81.1 (62.4 - 97.3)
Specificity	83.1 (68.8 - 94.8)
PPV	79.6 (60.4 - 94.4)
NPV	84.5 (64.0 - 98.2)

PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value