Table 1. Sensitivity and specificity of the ICA by the ImmuneMed Leptospira IgM Duo Rapid test kit against MAT (gold standard).
Test by ICA | MAT positive | MAT negative | Total | |
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ICA positive | 68 (true positive) | 10 (false positive) | 78 | |
ICA negative (intermediate result included)a | 25 (false negative) | 94 (true negative) | 119 | |
Total | 93 | 104 | 197 | |
Diagnostic sensitivity (%) | 73 | |||
Diagnostic specificity (%) | 90 | |||
PPV (%) | 87 | |||
NPV (%) | 79 |
ICA = immunochromatographic assay, MAT = microscopic agglutination test, PPV = positive predictive value, NPV = negative predictive value.
aInterpretation of ImmuneMed ICA intermediate result: inconclusive and not positive.