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. 2018 Nov 19;13(11):e0207892. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207892

Table 2. Agreement of QFT-G, QFT-PD, and QFT-PT and Comparison of QFT-P assay IFN-γ values by blood collection method.

QFT Results    
Overall (N = 299) % agreement 95% CI kappa 95% CI
Cutoff Positive ≥0.35 IU/mL
QFT Gold versus QFT+ Direct 91 88–94 0.56 0.41–0.71
QFT Gold versus QFT+ Transfer 91 87–94 0.59 0.46–0.73
QFT+ Direct versus QFT+ Transfer 85 80–89 0.37
Cutoff Positive >0.7 IU/mL  
QFT Gold versus QFT+ Direct 93 90–96 0.55 0.37–0.72
QFT Gold versus QFT+ Transfer 94 90–96 0.55 0.37–0.73
QFT+ Direct versus QFT+ Transfer 92 87–95 0.5 0.32–0.67
TST Positive (N = 131)  
QFT Gold versus QFT+ Direct 93 87–97 0.72 0.55–0.89
QFT Gold versus QFT+ Transfer 90 84–95 0.61 0.43–0.80
QFT+ Direct versus QFT+ Transfer 86 79–92 0.51 0.32–0.71