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. 2016 Jan;111(1):37–42. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760150314

TABLE II. Evaluation of agreement among methods.

Tests (n)a k SE Agreementb
CPT vs. APT (54) 0.833 0.080 Almost perfect agreement
CPT vs. recA PCRc(54) 0.833 0.080 Almost perfect agreement
APT vs. recA PCR (54) 0.921 0.055 Almost perfect agreement
MALDI-TOF vs. recASeqd (36) 0.942 0.057 Almost perfect agreement
RFLPe vs. recA Seq (36) 0.592 0.099 Moderate agreement

a: number of isolates tested by each test;b: adapted interpretation criteria (Landis & Koch 1977);c: amplification of recA;d: sequencing of recA;e: HaeIII-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) recA; APT: automated phenotypic tests; CPT: conventional phenotypic tests; k: kappa index; MALDI-TOF: matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; SE: standard error.