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. 2017 Aug 14;97(5):1486–1488. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0205

Table 1.

Performance of Chagas Quick Test (Cypress Diagnostics, Belgium) in a nonendemic area

Reference standard
1. Active screening (AS) 2. Passive screening (PS) AS + PS
Chagas Quick Test® Test results Positive Negative Total Positive Negative Total Positive Negative Total
Positive 194 4 198 18 1 19 212 5 217
Negative 43 311 354 1 68 69 44 379 423
Total 237 315 552 19 69 88 256 384 640
CD prev 42.9% 21.6% 40.0%
Sensitivity* 81.9% (77.6–87.2) 94.7% (73.9–99.9) 82.8% (77.6–87.2)
Specificity* 98.7% (97.0–99.6) 99.0% (92.2–99.8) 98.7% (97.0–99.6)
PPV* 97.7% (94.7–99.0) 94.7% (72.0–99.2) 97.7% (94.7–99.0)
NPV* 89.6% (86.8–91.9) 98.6% (91.0–99.8) 89.6% (86.8–91.9)

CD prev = Chagas disease prevalence in the subpopulation.

*

Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV = positive predictive value, and NPV = negative predictive value expressed as a percentage and 95% CI.