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Table 4 Median values and ranges of sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values obtained from the validation sets

From: Assessment of the diagnostic performance of serological tests in areas where Leishmania infantum and Leishmania tarentolae occur in sympatry

Serological test

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

IFAT

100 (100–100)

29.2 (13.6–45.4)

59.5 (48.7–71.4)

100 (100–100)

NovaTec ELISA

93.3 (86.4–100)

83.3 (73.9–95.45)

85.2 (73.1–96.6)

92 (86.4–100)

in-house ELISA

96.2 (90.5–100)

86.2 (76.9–100)

88 (76–100)

95.4 (89.5–100)

ICT

80 (64–96)

96 (89.5–100)

95.2 (88.9–100)

82.1 (68–96)

  1. ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ICT immunochromatographic test, IFAT immunofluorescence antibody test, NPV negative predictive value, PPV positive predictive value