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. 2018 Aug 22;13(8):e0202499. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202499

Table 3. Sensitivities and specificities of tests in comparison to Kato Katz and LCA.

Kato Katz as Gold Standard
Test Method Sensitivity, % (CI*) Specificity, % (CI*)
Kato Katz N/A N/A
POC-CCA 98.27 (96.8, 99.8) 22.73 (18.0, 27.5)
Real-time PCR 96.84 (94.9, 98.8) 29.55 (24.4, 34.7)
Latent Class Analysis
Test Method Sensitivity, % (CI*) Specificity, % (CI*)
Kato Katz 89.7 (85.9, 93.5) 72.8 (46.3, 99.4)
POC-CCA 99.5 (98.1, 100) 63.4 (34.6, 92.1)
Real-time PCR 98.7 (96.5, 100) 81.2 (54.7, 100)

* Exact 95% confidence interval.