Table 6. Diagnostic sensitivity of capillary and venous blood to detect a microfilaraemia using microscopy.

		Total (N = 713)		Low-level microfilaraemia*
		CAP % (95% CI)	VEN % (95% CI)	CAP % (95% CI)	VEN % (95% CI)
Loa loa	Sensitivity	88.8 (86.5 to 91.1)	86.2 (83.7 to 88.7)	58.8 (54.9 to 62.8)	50.0 (46.0 to 54.0)
Mansonella perstans	Sensitivity	74.5 (71.3 to 77.7)	57.8 (54.2 to 61.5)	66.7 (63.1 to 70.2)	47.2 (43.5 to 51.0)

*Defined as <200 microfilariae/milliliter for Loa loa (n = 595) and Mansonella perstans (n = 683)