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

Table 3.

The sensitivity and specificity of multiple antigens for typhoid diagnosis using blood culture positive patients only as positive reference group (n = 19).

Antigen combinations STY1886 & Vi STY4190 & STY1886 & Vi STY4539 & STY4190 & STY1886 & Vi
Specificity 0.88 0.89 0.88
Sensitivity 0.84 0.84 0.89
Number with undiagnosed febrile disease predicted to have typhoid (n = 226) 119 (52%) 78 (34%) 71 (31%)
Number with clinically suspected typhoid disease predicted to have typhoid (n = 18) 15 (83%) 13 (72%) 13 (72%)
AUC (95%CI) 0.859 (0.746, 0.972) 0.891 (0.791, 0.991) 0.912 (0.81, 1.014)