TABLE 5.
Agreement of novel multiplex HEV seroassay with selected tests applied in a previous serosurveya
| HEV-IgG or total antibody assay | No. of samples (n borderline)b | HEV multiplex serology |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agreement |
Cohens kappa | |||
| n | % | |||
| (i) recomWell HEV IgG | 509 (5) | 478 | 93.9 | 0.75 |
| (ii) Axiom HEV-Ab ELISA | 512 (2) | 463 | 90.4 | 0.73 |
| (iii) recomLine HEV IgG | 514 | 464 | 90.3 | 0.58 |
| Axiom ELISA & recomLine IgGc | 415 | 414 | 99.8 | 0.99 |
a
Reported by Krumbholz et al. (37).
b
The numbers of serum samples exclude specimens with borderline values in the former tests, which were excluded from the analysis of agreement with the HEV multiplex serology.
c
Specimens that were concordant by Axiom ELISA and recomLine IgG assays in the previous study.