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Table 5 Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of the 4 Widal brand for anti-O antibodies of 91 random serum samples of the 150 clinically diagnosed typhoid fever cases using IgM anti-LPS ELISA as a reference test at three cut-off values

From: The dilemma of widal test - which brand to use? a study of four different widal brands: a cross sectional comparative study

Using a cut-off 1/80

   

Brand

sensitivity

specificity

accuracy

Remel

100.00%

54.16%

87.91%

Biosystems

100.00%

58.33%

89.01%

Biotech

97.00%

58.33%

86.81%

Dialab

88.10%

91.66%

89.01%

Using a cut-off 1/160

   

Remel

89.50%

83.33%

87.91%

Biosystems

83.58%

95.83%

86.81%

Biotech

80.59%

83.33%

81.31%

Dialab

47.76%

95.83%

60.40%

Using a cut-off1/320

   

Remel

59.70%

100.00%

70.32%

Biosystems

46.26%

100.00%

60.43%

Biotech

35.82%

100.00%

52.74%

Dialab

2.89%

100.00%

28.57%