Skip to main content
. 2020 Oct 27;15(10):e0237548. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237548

Table 3. Agreement between qualitative results (positive or negative) and correlation between quantitative values of different tests in COVID-19 patients’ samples (n = 97).

Tests Agreement between qualitative results, %
Correlation between quantitative values, ρ (p<0.001 in all significant cases)
Epitope Euroimmun Roche Abbott DiaSorin LIPS S-RBD LIPS N Biosensor
SNIBE 85 77 85 86 80 84 76 85
0.91 0.64 0.68 0.84 0.70 0.6 0.56 NAa
Epitope 82 90 93 84 91 86 77
0.56 0.59 0.80 0.65 0.53 0.46 NAa
Euroimmun 87 81 95 88 85 74
0.66 0.65 0.95 0.73 0.50 NAa
Roche 89 88 91 88 79
0.78 0.71 0.67 0.51 NAa
Abbott 82 90 87 78
0.71 0.59 0.51 NAa
DiaSorin 87 84 77
0.78 0.53 NAa
LIPS S-RBD 80 76
NSb NAa
LIPS N 71
NAa

a NA–not applicable. Only qualitative interpretation (absence or presence of test line).

bNS–no significant correlation (p>0.05).