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. 2015 Dec 16;10(12):e0144608. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144608

Table 3. Posterior means and 95% posterior credibility intervals (PCI) of sensitivities (Se) and specificities (Sp) of the tests combined in parallel or serial reading (2 PCR tests performed in bulk tank milk, PCR BTM, and indoor dust samples, PCR DUST) for the 2 models with different priors for the specificity of PCR DUST.

PCR BTM (n = 380) and PCR DUST (n = 380) tests were performed in 95 dairy cattle herds in the Finistère department, France between November 2012 and April 2014.

Parallel reading Serial reading
Mean 95% PCI Mean 95% PCI
Model 1
Se 0.92 [0.88;0.96] 0.52 [0.44;0.68]
Sp 0.96 [0.95;0.97] 1 -
Model 2
Se 0.96 [0.92;0.99] 0.62 [0.52;0.72]
Sp 0.72 [0.63;0.81] 1 -