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Table 6 Values used as priors in the latent class analysis for sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) of the western blot analysis (WB), the ID Screen® ELISA and the BIO K302 ELISA, respectively, together with the estimated alpha and beta parameters (α; β) for the beta distribution of these priors

From: A European inter-laboratory trial to evaluate the performance of three serological methods for diagnosis of Mycoplasma bovis infection in cattle using latent class analysis

Diagnostic test

Se

β (α; β)

Sp

β (α; β)

WB

0.72 (o.16–0.96)

1.8413; 1.3272

0.90 (0.56–1.00)

6.895; 1.655

ID Screen®

0.90 (0.80–1.00)

42.5732; 5.6192

0.95 (0.90–1.00)

99.6983; 6.1946

BIO K302

0.48 (0.30–0,65)

11.1876; 12.0365

0.96 (0.90–1.00)

128.4285; 6.3095