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Contingency table assessing accuracy of LAMP in relation to Kato-Katz technique.
| Kato-Katz (gold standard) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | ||
| LAMP | |||
| Positive | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| Negative | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Total | 27 | 13 | 40 |
Sensitivity = 26/27 × 100% = 96.3%.
Specificity = 8/13 × 100% = 61.5%.
Positive predictive value = 26/31 × 100% = 83.9%.
Negative predictive value = 8/9 × 100% = 88.9%.
