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. 1999 Jul;6(4):599–605. doi: 10.1128/cdli.6.4.599-605.1999

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of FPA for diagnosis of leptospirosisa

ROC cutoff (mP) Relative sensitivity (%) Relative specificity (%) Positive predictive value (%) Negative predictive value (%)
121 99.5 15.9 54.2 97.0
141 97.1 40.4 62.0 93.3
151 93.3 66.3 73.5 90.8
161b 83.7 81.2 81.7 83.3
171 62.0 93.3 90.2 71.1
182 28.4 97.1 90.8 57.5
192 7.7 99.0 88.9 51.8
a

The area under the ROC curve was 0.9, the standard error was 0.01, and the 95% confidence interval was 0.856 to 0.918. 

b

Cutoff point giving the most efficient screening characteristics of FPA.