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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Virol Methods. 2018 Jun 30;260:26–33. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2018.06.018

Table 5.

Sensitivity and specificity of InBios and NovaTec kits using samples from probable primary and secondary infections.

A. Sensitivity using confirmed ZIKV positive samples
InBios
NovaTec
Probable status Tests used Na POSb NEG % Sensitivity (95% CI) Nc POS EQ NEG % Sensitivity (95% CI)

Primary RT-PCR, PRNT90 7 7 0 100.0 (64.6, 100) 7 7 0 0 100.0 (64.6, 100.0)
Primary PRNT 90 64 54 10 84.4 (73.6, 91.3) 94 64 4 26 72.3 (62.6, 80.4)
Overalld 1° sensitivity 71 61 10 85.9 (76.0, 92.2) 101 71 4 26 74.3 (65.0, 81.8)
Secondary RT-PCR, PRNT90 43 43 0 100.0 (91.8, 100.0) 43 34 1 8 81.4 (67.4, 90.3)
Secondary PRNT90 0 0 0 No data 0 0 0 0 No data
Overalld 2° sensitivity 43 43 0 100.0 (91.8, 100.0) 43 34 1 8 81.4 (67.4, 90.3)
Overall sensitivity 114 104 10 91.2 (84.6, 95.2) 144 105 5 34 76.4 (68.8, 82.6)

B. Specificity using confirmed DENV positive samples
InBios
NovaTec
DEN Tests used Na POSb NEG % Specificity (95% CI) Nc POS EQ NEG % Specificity (95% CI)

Primary RT-PCR, PRNT90 13 10 3 23.1 (8.2, 50.3) 13 0 0 13 100.0 (77.2, 100.0)
Primary PRNT90 18 9 9 50.0 (29.0, 71.0) 18 0 0 18 100.0 (82.4, 100.0)
Overalld 1° specificity 31 19 12 38.7 (23.7, 56.2) 31 0 0 31 100.0 (89.0, 100.0)
Secondary RT-PCR, PRNT90 37 35 2 5.4 (1.5, 17.7) 37 2 1 34 91.9 (78.7, 97.2)
Secondary PRNT90 6 4 2 33.3 (9.7, 70.0) 6 0 0 6 100.0 (61.0, 100.0)
Overalld 2° specificity 43 39 4 9.3 (3.7, 21.6) 43 2 1 40 93.0 (81.4, 97.6)
Overall specificity 74 58 16 21.6 (13.8, 32.3) 74 2 1 71 95.9 (88.7, 98.6)
a

Using results from Panels 1 and 2.

b

Presumptive and possible Zika positives classified as POS.

c

Using results from Panels 1, 2 and 3.

d

Refers to probable infection status.