TABLE 4.
Diagnostic sensitivity results for various Rose Bengal test and indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay combinations using parallel testing.
| Combination | DSe |
|---|---|
| RBT | |
| +RBT/+CFT or +RBT or +CFT | 97.8 (88.5–99.0) |
| +RBT/SAT or +RBT or +SAT | 97.8 (88.5–99.0) |
| +RBT/+iELISA or +RBT or +iELISA | 97.8 (88.5–99.0) |
| +RBT/+cELISA or +RBT or +cELISA | 97.8 (88.5–99.0) |
| iELISA | |
| +iELISA /+RBT/+ or +RBT or +iELISA | 97.8 (88.5–99.0) |
| +iELISA/+CFT + or +iELISA +CFT | 97.8 (88.5–99.0) |
| +iELISA/+SAT or +iELISA +SAT | 87.8 (73.7–95.1) |
| +iELISA/+cELISA or +iELISA or +cELISA | 100.0 |
RBT, Rose Bengal test; CFT, complement fixation test; iELISA, indirect ELISA; cELISA, competitive ELISA; SAT, serum agglutination test; DSe, diagnostic sensitivity.