Table 7. Concordance between three assays.
Ag85 Positive (n=30) | Ag85 Negative (n=98) | Concordance | κ (95% CI) | |
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ADA Positive (n=58) | 17 | 41 | 57.81 | 0.111 (-0.0681-0.292) |
ADA Negative (n=70) | 13 | 57 | ||
PCR Positive (n=22) | 15 | 7 | 82.81 | 0.472 (0.272-0.673) |
PCR Negative (n=106) | 15 | 91 | ||
PCR Positive (n=22) | PCR Negative (n=106) | |||
ADA Positive (n=25) | 11 | 47 | 54.68 | 0.0343 (-0.149 to 0.218) |
ADA Negative (n=16) | 11 | 59 |
Concordance between TB-Ag ELISA, ADA, PCR test for TB in the Melghat population (n=128). Note: κ = Kappa value; 95% CI = 95% Confidence interval