Table 1.
Results by type of serum sample.
| Types | Number of Positive/Total Number of rSsIR-Based IgG ICT Kits | Number of Positive/Total Number of rSsIR-Based IgG4 ICT Kits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proven strongyloidiasis | 55/60 | 47/60 | |
| Healthy controls | 0/30 | 0/30 | |
| Other infections | |||
| Giardiasis | 2/5 | 2/5 | |
| Amoebiasis | 2/5 | 1/5 | |
| Blastocystosis | 2/5 | 1/5 | |
| Hookworm infections | 1/5 | 2/5 | |
| Ascariasis | 0/5 | 0/5 | |
| Trichuriasis | 0/5 | 0/5 | |
| Trichinellosis | 2/5 | 2/5 | |
| Angiostrongyliasis | 1/5 | 2/5 | |
| Gnathostomiasis | 1/5 | 0/5 | |
| Capillariasis | 1/5 | 1/5 | |
| Opisthorchiasis | 0/5 | 0/5 | |
| Fascioliasis | 1/5 | 2/5 | |
| Taeniasis | 1/5 | 0/5 | |
| Cysticercosis | 1/5 | 0/5 | |
| Sparganosis | 2/5 | 3/5 | |
| Accuracy (%) [95% CI] | 86.7 [80.5–91.5] | 82.4 [75.7–87.9] | |
| Sensitivity (%) [95% CI] | 91.7 [81.6–97.2] | 78.3 [65.8–87.9] | |
| Specificity (%) [95% CI] | 83.8 [75.3–90.3] | 84.8 [76.4–91.0] | |
| Positive predictive value (%) [95% CI] | 76.4 [64.9–85.6] | 74.6 [62.1–84.7] | |
| Negative predictive value (%) [95% CI] | 94.6 [87.9–98.2] | 87.3 [79.2–93.0] | |
ICT, immunochromatographic test; CI, confidence interval.