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Table 4
Performance of serology and microscopic examination of stools for the diagnosis of strongyloidiasis (N = 20 proven/probable and 321 negative/possible cases).
| Microscopic examination of stools |
S. stercoralis serology |
Statistical significance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n/N) | 95% CI | % (n/N) | 95% CI | ||
| Sensitivity | 45 (9/20) | 26–66 | 100 (20/20) | 81–100 | ** |
| Specificity | 100 (321/321) | 99–100 | 97 (311/321) | 94–98 | ** |
| PPV | 100 (9/9) | 66–100 | 67 (20/30) | 49–81 | ns |
| NPV | 97 (321/332) | 94–98 | 100 (311/311) | 99–100 | *** |
PPV: positive predictive value, NPV: negative predictive value, ns: not significant, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 (Fisher’s exact test).
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