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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2009; 15(27): 3411-3416
Published online Jul 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3411
Table 5 Results of positive predictive value (PV+), negative predictive value (PV-), accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity between PCR and serology with 95% confidence intervals (CI)
PercentCI (95%)
Inferior limitSuperior limit
Sensibility33.36.0075.89
Specificity88.8975.1595.84
PV+28.575.1169.74
PV-90.9177.4297.05
Accuracy82.3568.6491.13