Table 3.
Sensitivity and specificity of IgG-specific and polyspecific ELISA
Sensitivity (95% CI)
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Specificity (95% CI)
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Subgroup (n) | IgG-specific | Polyspecific | IgG-specific | Polyspecific |
Full cohort (9) | 0.97 (0.97–0.99) | 0.97 (0.97–0.99) | 0.87 (0.85–0.88) | 0.82 (0.80–0.84) |
Serotonin-release assay as confirmatory assay (7) | 0.97 (0.94–0.99) | 0.97 (0.94–0.99) | 0.87 (0.85–0.88) | 0.82 (0.80–0.84) |
Zymutest IgG and polyspecific commercial assay (4) | 0.96 (0.92–1.00) | 0.96 (0.92–1.00) | 0.91 (0.88–0.94) | 0.86 (0.82–0.89) |
Other IgG and polyspecific commercial assay or in-house assay (4) | 0.98 (0.95–1.00) | 0.98 (0.95–1.00) | 0.85 (0.83–0.87) | 0.79 (0.77–0.81) |