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Table 3 Results of the 2-test 2-population Bayesian modelling estimating AMDV-VP2 ELISA sensitivity and specificity

From: Validation of an automated ELISA system for detection of antibodies to Aleutian mink disease virus using blood samples collected in filter paper strips

Model

 

Median

95% probability interval

1. CIEP sensitivity/specificity only

ELISA sensitivity

0.945

0.898–0.987

ELISA specificity

0.984

0.953–0.998

CIEP sensitivity

0.945

0.898–0.987

CIEP specificity

0.978

0.945–0.995

Prevalence (high)

0.964

0.912–0.998

Prevalence (low)

0.027

0.002–0.056

2. CIEP sensitivity/specificity and prevalences

ELISA sensitivity

0.962

0.915–0.990

ELISA specificity

0.984

0.953–0.998

CIEP sensitivity

0.961

0.915–0.989

CIEP specificity

0.977

0.945–0.995

Prevalence (high)

0.943

0.903–0.984

Prevalence (low)

0.026

0.003–0.054

3. Prevalences only

ELISA sensitivity

0.977

0.930–0.994

ELISA specificity

0.985

0.954–0.999

CIEP sensitivity

0.979

0.931–0.995

CIEP specificity

0.979

0.946–0.996

Prevalence (high)

0.931

0.895–0.974

Prevalence (low)

0.027

0.003–0.054