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Table 2 Summary of the diagnostic performance of IgG and IgG4 ELISA in urine and serum compared with fecal examination as a reference diagnostic method

From: Diagnostic performance of Strongyloides-specific IgG4 detection in urine for diagnosis of human strongyloidiasis

Antibody isotopes

n

Sensitivity (95% CI)

n

Specificity (95% CI)

Urine IgG4

93

91.4 (83.8–96.2)

133

93.2 (87.5–96.9)

Serum IgG4

93

93.6 (86.5–97.6)

133

91.0 (84.8–95.3)

Urine IgG

93

97.9 (92.5–99.7)

133

88.7 (82.1–93.6)

Serum IgG

93

100.0 (96.1–100.0)

133

91.0 (84.8–95.3)