Research Article

Evaluation of an Immunoassay-Based Algorithm for Screening and Identification of Giardia and Cryptosporidium Antigens in Human Faecal Specimens from Saudi Arabia

Table 2

The diagnostic performance of the ELISA kit for Cryptosporidium and Giardia.

GenusThe diagnostic performance parameters
SensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV
SE%95% CISP%95% CIPPV%95% CINPV%95% CI

Giardia 100%0.9-1.095.71%0.8-0.994.34%0.8-0.9100%0.9-1.0
Cryptosporidium 95%0.8-0.995.71%0.8-0.992.68%0.8-0.997%0.8-0.9