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Relationship of tests to RIPAa
| Serum panel | No. of sera | No. of positive samples
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIPA | TcF EIA | ITC6 EIA | ITC6 dipstick | ITC8.2 dipstick | ||
| HemaBio | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| ARC | 42 | 42 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| BBI | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Chile | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Total | 102 | 102 | 93 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
The serum panels that were confirmed positive by RIPA were tested in TcF EIA, ITC6 EIA, and ITC6 and ITC8.2 dipsticks. Both the ITC6 and the ITC8.2 dipsticks showed improved sensitivity compared to RIPA than the TcF EIA.
