Bayesian Estimation of Sensitivity and Specificity of Rose Bengal, Complement Fixation, and Indirect ELISA Tests for the Diagnosis of Bovine Brucellosis in Ethiopia

Table 1

Prior information used for sensitivity and specificity of RBT, I-ELISA, and CFT.

	RBT	I-ELISA	CFT
Se	81.2 (66.4–96)	96 (90.2–99.8)	89 (81.3–96.7)	Gall and Nielsen (2004) [15]
Sp	86.3 (71.64–99)	93.8 (88–99.6)	83.5 (75.8–91.2)
Se	100 (96.7–100)	98.9 (96.2–99.8)	100 (96.7–100)	Mainar-Jaime et al. (2005) [23]
Sp	86.4 (79.1–91.9)	100 (97.1–100)	94.4 (88.8–97.7)
Âse	90.6 (81.6–98)	97.4 (93.2–99.9)	94.5 (89–98.3)	Mean Se and Sp
ÂSp	86.4 (71–99)	96.9 (92.5–99.8)	89 (82.3–94.4)