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Table 3 Estimated sensitivity and specificity

From: Short-term forecasting of the prevalence of clinical trachoma: utility of including delayed recovery and tests for infection

Test

Sensitivity

Specificity

Delay in TF recovery (per six-month)

Mean (95 % CI)a

Mean (95 % CI)a

Mean (95 % CI)a

Model 9

   

TF

0.65 (0.61, 0.82)

0.90 (0.88, 0.91)

0.32 (0.25, 0.36)

TI

0.58 (0.51, 0.78)

0.98 (0.98, 0.99)

-

PCR

0.63 (0.58, 0.89)

0.96 (0.96, 0.97)

-

Model 10

   

TF

0.54 (0.50, 0.90)

0.90 (0.89, 0.92)

0.24 (0.18, 0.35)

  1. a: 95 % CI was obtained from MCMC with 16384 steps after a burn-in including 8192 steps