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Table 1 Prevalence and relative sensitivity and specificity rates of the PCR-ELISA laboratorial and commercial platforms, taking Kato-Katz technique (12 slides) as reference for schistosomiasis mansoni diagnosis

From: Development of a laboratorial platform for diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni by PCR-ELISA

Assays

Prevalence rate (CI 95%)

Relative sensitivity (CI 95%)

Relative specificity (CI 95%)

PCR-ELISA laboratorial platform (500 mg feces)

52/206 (25.2%) (19.5–31.8)

37/38 (97.4%) (86.5–99.5)

153/168 (91.1%) (85.8–94.5)

PCR-ELISA commercial platform (500 mg feces)

62/206 (30.1%) (23.9–36.9)

37/38 (97.4%) (86.5–99.5)

143/168 (85.1%) (79–89.7)

  1. Difference between prevalence rates of the PCR-ELISA laboratorial and commercial platforms, p = 0.13
  2. Difference between relative specificity rates of the PCR-ELISA laboratorial and commercial platforms, p = 0.03