Table 4.
Agreement between RDT results for blood and serum in fresh and stored samples
| Product | Agreement index (Cohen's kappa) (% [95% CI]) for blood and serum in samples from: |
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|---|---|---|---|
| India |
Nepal | ||
| Fresh | Stored | Fresh | |
| Crystal-KA | 94.5 (90.4, 98.5) | 95.2 (91.5, 99.0) | 100 |
| Signal-KA | 96.8 (93.7, 99.9) | 96.8 (93.7, 99.9) | 100 |
| Onsite Leishmania Ab (RevA) | 91.3 (86.3, 96,3) | 92.1 (87.3, 96.8) | 93.6 (87.5, 99.8) |
| Onsite Leishmania Ab (RevB) | 44.5 (30.4, 58.5) | 45.9 (33.3, 58.5) | 66.7 (55.5, 77.7) |
| Kala-azar Detect | 98.4 (96.2, 100) | 96.8 (93.7, 99.9) | 100 |
| DiaMed-IT Leish | 98.4 (96.2, 100) | 95.2 (91.5, 99.0) | 96.6 (91.9, 100) |