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. 2017 Aug;75(2):104–114. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2017.05.007

Table 2.

The sensitivity and specificity of multiple antigens for typhoid diagnosis using blood culture and PCR positive patients as positive reference group (n = 32).

Antigen combinations STY1703 & Vi STY4539 & STY1703 & Vi STY4539 & STY1703 & STY1886 & Vi
Specificity 0.86 0.86 0.86
Sensitivity 0.81 0.84 0.84
Number with undiagnosed febrile disease predicted to have typhoid (n = 243) 135 (59%) 134 (59%) 134 (59%)
Number with clinically suspected typhoid disease predicted to have typhoid (n = 18) 16 (88%) 16 (88%) 16 (88%)
AUC (95%CI) 0.865 (0.782, 0.947) 0.863 (0.779, 0.947) 0.866 (0.783, 0.949)