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. 2023 Apr 6;162:105444. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2023.105444

Table 2.

Positive and negative percent agreement between the SARS-CoV-2 multiplexed oligonucleotide ligation assay and whole genome sequencing.

Detected WGS* Not detected WGS Positive Percent Agreement (95%CI) Negative Percent Agreement (95%CI)
B.1.1.529/BA.1 Detected OLA 12 0 100.0% (73.5 – 100.0) 100.0% (98.0 – 100.0)
Not Detected OLA 0 180
BA.2 Detected OLA 34 0 100.0% (89.7 – 100.0) 100.0% (97.7 – 100.0)
Not Detected OLA 0 158
BA.4/BA.5 Detected OLA 92 0 100.0% (95.2 – 100.0) 100.0% (96.4 – 100.0)
Not Detected OLA 0 100
Delta Detected OLA 46 0 100.0% (92.3 – 100.0) 100.0% (97.5 – 100.0)
Not Detected OLA 0 146
Gamma Detected OLA 8 0 100.0% (63.1 – 100.0) 100.0% (98.0 – 100.0)
Not Detected OLA 0 184

Three BA.2 and five Delta variants required repeat testing for detection. OLA, Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay; WGS, whole genome sequencing.