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Table 3 Estimated posterior values of the misclassification between infection categories in humans.

From: A cross-sectional study of the prevalence of intensity of infection with Schistosoma japonicumin 50 irrigated and rain-fed villages in Samar Province, the Philippines

Estimated infection status

Observed classification

Posterior probability of being in the observed

infection class given the estimated infection

status in % (95% Bayesian credible interval)

Not infected

Not infected

99.3 (98.8 – 99.8)

Not infected

Lightly infected

0.6 (0.1 – 1.1)

Not infected

At least moderately infected

0.1 (0.0 – 0.2)

Lightly infected

Not infected

57.9 (52.2 – 64.1)

Lightly infected

Lightly infected

36.6 (31.8 – 41.1)

Lightly infected

At least moderately infected

5.5 (3.1 – 7.9)

At least moderately infected

Not infected

12.3 (5.1 – 20.7)

At least moderately infected

Lightly infected

26.5 (17.5 – 35.9)

At least moderately infected

At least moderately infected

61.2 (48.3 – 73.6)