Evaluation of the Diagnostic Sensitivity of the VIASURE Leishmania Real-Time PCR Detection Kit Prototype for the Diagnosis of Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis

Table 3

Measurements of diagnostic accuracy, expressed in percentage, of the VIASURE Leishmania Real-Time PCR Detection Kit prototype.

Measure	Result (%)	95% CI
Sensitivity	81.8	63.92–92.38
Specificity	100	75.93–100
PPV	100	84.50–100
NPV	72.7	49.56–88.39
Prevalence	67.3	52.34–79.64

PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; CI: confidence interval.