Table 1.
The main types of serological test used in the diagnosis of amoebiasis
| Test | Intestinal amoebiasis Specificity / Sensitivity |
Extra-intestinal amoebiasis Specificity / Sensitivity |
References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonite flocculation (BF) | 100% | 86% | 100% | 93% | 93 |
| Cellulose acetate membrane precipitation (CAP) | 100% | 90.9% | 100% | 87.7-97.5% | 95, 104 |
| Counter immune electrophoresis (CIEP) | 98.2% | 18-96% | 98.2% | 84-100% | 94,103 |
| Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | 97-100% | 70-92% | 94.8-100% | 80-100% | 71, 72, 73, 74, 99 |
| Fluorescent immunoassay (FIA) | 100% | 92.1% | 100% | 92.1% | 102 |
| Immuno electrophoresis (IE) | Unknown | 66,7 | 100 | 96.8-100% | 95 |
| Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) | 100% | 60- 95% | 96.7-98% | 93.6-100% | 34-80, 98, 100 |
| Indirect haemagglutination (IHA) | 96.77-99.1% | 75-96.77% | 88.7-99.8% | 62-99% | 76, 77, 78, 30, 35, 92, 97 |
| Latex agglutination (LA) | 81.8-98.11% | 75-96% | 92.5-99.5% | 93 -98% | 35, 96, 31, 97 |
| Gel diffusion precipitin test (GDP) | 99.1% | 60-85% | 100% | 95-97.1% | 32, 101 |