Table 4.
Posterior median and 95% posterior credible intervals (PCI) of the sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) of the serological tests evaluated, according to the specified prior information
| Uninformative priors | Informative priors on Se and Sp of iIFA and NP‐ELISA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DIC = 126·2] | [DIC = 127·3] | |||||||
| Test | Se | 95%PCI | Sp | 95%PCI | Se | 95%PCI | Sp | 95%PCI |
| HI | 98·8 | [96·0; 100] | 99·5 | [98·4; 100] | 99·0 | [96·4; 100] | 99·6 | [98·5; 100] |
| iIFA | 98·1 | [94·0; 99·9] | 96·3 | [91·8; 99·4] | 96·6 | [93·3; 98·7] | 94·0 | [90·6; 96·5] |
| bELISA | 99·3 | [98·0; 100] | 97·6 | [95·2; 99·8] | 99·3 | [97·9; 100] | 97·4 | [95·0; 99·7] |
| cELISA_C* | 70·8 | [62·8; 78·0] | 64·6 | [48·0; 80·0] | 70·7 | [62·7; 78·0] | 64·3 | [48·0; 79·4] |
| cELISA_T** | 96·8 | [91·6; 99·3] | 22·0 | [5·2; 52·4] | 96·8 | [91·6; 99·3] | 21·6 | [5·2; 51·0] |
| NP‐ELISA | 92·1 | [86·0; 96·3] | 57·5 | [42·2; 72·6] | 93·2 | [87·9; 96·8] | 63·0 | [48·9; 76·6] |
| AGP | 66·2 | [56·4; 75·1] | 96·3 | [81·9; 99·9] | 66·2 | [56·5; 75·1] | 96·3 | [81·9; 99·9] |
*cELISA_C = cELISA used for chickens.
**cELISA_T = cELISA used for turkeys.