Table 5 Performance of two paratuberculosis tests (fecal culture and fecal PCR) at two different culture incubation times in 397 dairy sheep in Ontario, Canada
Standard Incubation Time | Extended Incubation Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fecal culture (95 % PI) | Fecal PCR (95 % PI) | Fecal culture (95 % PI) | Fecal PCR (95 % PI) | |
Sensitivity | 5.8 % (2.3-12.4) | 42.6 % (28.8-63.3) | 19.0 % (11.9-28.9) | 35.3 % (24.7-49.8) |
Specificity | 98.8 % (97.8-99.4) | 97.8 % (93.0-99.9) | 98.9 % (97.8-99.5) | 97.4 % (93.5-99.7) |