Taenia solium PCR in CSF: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Neurocysticercosis:
PCR may be particularly helpful for diagnosing extraparenchymal NC when neuroimaging techniques have failed.
PCR may be particularly helpful for diagnosing extraparenchymal NC when neuroimaging techniques have failed.
Sensitivity: 95% CI 54.8%–85.8%
Specificity: 95% CI 90.3%–100.0%
Associated Diagnoses:
72.2% sensitive, 100% specific