Comparison of four commercially available ELISA kits for diagnosis of Fasciola hepatica in Irish cattle

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 2 Classification of samples from pre-colostral and experimental infected animals at 4 and 10 weeks post-infection (wpi) by four commercial F. hepatica test kits

Assay	Classification	Exposed 4 wpi	Exposed 10 wpi	Not exposed	Kit sensitivity (%)	95% confidence interval	Kit specificity (%)	95% confidence interval
ILDANA	Positive	22	22	0	100.0	84.6, 100.0
	Negative	0	0	24			100.0	85.8, 100.0
	Total	22	22	24
IDEXX	Positive	22	22	0	100.0	84.6, 100.0
	Negative	0	0	24			100.0	85.8, 100.0
	Total	22	22	24
SVANOVIR	Infected	13	13	1	59.1	36.4, 79.3
	Low or no infection	9	9	23			95.8	78.9, 99.9
	Total	22	22	24
BIO-X	Positive	22	22	0	100.0	84.6, 100.0
	Negative	0	0	24			100.0	85.8, 100.0
	Total	22	22	24

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