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Table 2 Sensitivity and specificity of two point of care diagnostic tests (rapid diagnostic test [CL Detect] or Loop mediated amplification [Loopamp] under evaluation compared to microscopy on Giemsa stained slides (routine procedure) or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) performed in Suriname

From: Evaluation of point of care tests for the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Suriname

Reference test

CL Detect

Loopamp

Value

95% CI

Value

95% CI

Microscopy

Sensitivity

36.7%

26.1–48.3%

84.8%

75.0–91.9%

Specificity

85.7%

57.2–98.2%

42.9%

17.7–71.1%

PCR

Sensitivity

35.8%

25.5–47.2%

91.4%

83.0–96.5%

Specificity

83.3%

51.6–97.9%

91.7%

61.5–99.8%