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Table 3 Estimation of diagnostic validity of RPA, IHA and ELISA

From: Field evaluation of a recombinase polymerase amplification assay for the diagnosis of Schistosoma japonicum infection in Hunan province of China

Methods

TRUE positive

FALSE negative

TRUE negative

FALSE positive

Sensitivity (%, 95% CIa)

Specificity (%, 95% CIa)

PPV% (95% CIa)

NPV% (95% CIa)

RPA

61

0

134

5

100% (100)

96.40% (99.32–99.54)

92.41% (86.06–98.83)

100% (100)

IHA

49

12

116

23

80.32% (70.37-90.45)

83.45% (77.22-89.67)

68.06% (57.37-78.82)

90.67% (85.64-95.72)

ELISA

52

9

130

9

85.24% (76.34-94.15)

93.52% (89.44-97.61)

85.37% (76.34-94.18)

93.51% (89.45-97.67)

  1. a Exact 95% confidence intervals (CIs)