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Table 3 Reported diagnostic performance according to product inserts of three RDTs under evaluation for the detection of Cryptosporidium spp. and/or Giardia infection in stool samples using microscopy as reference

From: Performance of three rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in children with severe acute malnutrition and diarrhoea

 

Sensitivity

Specificity

Positive predictive value

Negative predictive value

QUIK-CHEK

 Cryptosporidium spp.

100%

99.8%

Not reported

Not reported

 Giardia

98.8%

100%

Not reported

Not reported

RIDA-QUICK

 Cryptosporidium spp.

93.8%

100%

100%

97.5%

 Giardia

100%

95.2%

88.2%

100%

CRYPTO/GIARDIA DUO-Strip

 Cryptosporidium spp.

86.7%

100%

100%

97.5%

 Giardia

89.2%

99.3%

97.1%

97.3%

  1. RDT Rapid diagnostic test