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Table 4 Se and Sp estimates of the three tests in each species with their 95% credible intervals (in square brackets) according to the global model

From: Evaluation using latent class models of the diagnostic performances of three ELISA tests commercialized for the serological diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii infection in domestic ruminants

Species

Test

Sensitivity

Median [95% credible interval]

Specificity

Median [95% credible interval]

Cattle

Test 1

0.720 [0.618; 0.808]

0.959 [0.942; 0.977]a

Test 2

0.619 [0.517; 0.718]

0.975 [0.962; 0.987]

Test 3

0.890 [0.785; 0.941]

0.948 [0.921; 0.978]

Goats

Test 1

0.592 [0.535; 0.641]

0.991 [0.982; 0.997]

Test 2

0.752 [0.684; 0.799]

0.991 [0.981; 0.997]

Test 3

0.905 [0.833; 0.938]

0.960 [0.937; 0.976]

Sheep

Test 1

0.393 [0.307; 0.470]

0.992 [0.985; 0.997]

Test 2

0.538 [0.433; 0.618]

0.984 [0.974; 0.993]

Test 3

0.869 [0.712; 0.936]

0.985 [0.973; 0.994]

  1. aSp of test 1 in cattle is lower (0.750 [0.676; 0.860]) when considering only data from department G.