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Table 4 Specificity of different products

From: A comparative evaluation of the performance of commercially available rapid immunochromatographic tests for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in Bangladesh

Product

Fresh

Stored

  

Blood

Serum

Blood

Serum

Specificity (Healthy Control)

Kalazar Detectâ„¢

100 (96.34–100)

100 (96.34–100)

100 (96.34–100)

97.14 (85.03–95.02)

Signal®KA

100 (89.52–100)

100 (89.90–100)

100 (96.34–100)

100 (89.90–100)

Crystal®KA

100 (96.34–100)

100 (96.34–100)

100 (96.34–100)

100 (89.90–100)

Onsite leishmania Ab (Rev A)

97.14 (85.03–99.52)

94.29 (80.86–99.13)

-

100 (89.90–100)

Onsite leishmania Ab (Rev B)

48.57 (31.39–66)

45.71 (28.84–63.45)

-

20 (8.48–36.95)

 

Specificity (Disease Control)

Kalazar Detectâ„¢

93.33 (77.89–98.99)

93.33 (77.89–98.99)

96.67 (82.72–99.44)

96.55 (82.17–99.42)

Signal®KA

93.33 (77.89–98.99)

93.33 (77.89–98.99)

96.15 (80.30–99.36)

96.55 (82.17–99.42)

Crystal®KA

96.67 (82.72–99.44)

96.67 (82.72–99.44)

96.67 (82.72–99.44)

96.55 (82.17–99.42)

Onsite leishmania Ab (Rev A)

93.33 (77.89–98.99)

93.33 (77.89–98.99)

-

89.66 (72.62–97.69)

Onsite leishmania Ab (Rev B)

70 (50.60–85.24)

66.67 (47.19–82.69)

-

44.83 (26.46–64.30)

 

Specificity (Healthy and Disease Controls combined)

Kalazar Detectâ„¢

96.92 (89.30–99.54)

96.92 (89.30–99.54)

98.46 (91.69–99.74)

96.88 (89.14–99.53)

Signal®KA

96.88 (89.14–99.53)

96.92 (89.30–99.54)

98.36 (91.17–99.73)

98.44 (91.57–99.74)

Crystal®KA

98.46 (91.69–99.74)

98.46 (91.69–99.74)

98.46 (91.69–99.74)

98.44 (91.57–99.74)

Onsite leishmania Ab (Rev A)

95.38 (87.08–98.98)

93.85 (84.97–98.26)

-

95.31 (86.89–98.97)

Onsite leishmania Ab (Rev B)

58.46 (45.57–70.56)

55.38 (42.53–67.73)

-

31.25 (24.30–57.26)