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. 2021 Jan 25;9(2):245. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9020245

Table 3.

The specificity of each automated analyzer according to the negative control subgroups (n = 127).

Subgroup with IgG/IgM Antibodies Against: No. of Samples VIDAS®3 CL-900i® LIAISON®XL
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI)
Other human CoVs
(SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, HCoV-229E, NL63, OC43, and HKU1)
18 18/18;
100 (82.4–100)
12/18;
66.7 (43.8–83.7)
18/18;
100 (82.4–100)
Non-CoV respiratory viruses
(Influenza A and RSV)
38 37/38;
97.4 (86.5–99.5)
38/38;
100 (90.8–100)
38/38;
100 (90.8–100)
Non-respiratory viruses
(HEV, HGV, HCV, HBV, DENV, WNV, CHIKV, B19, HSV-1, HSV-2, EBV, HHV-6, and HHV-8)
65 65/65;
100 (94.4–100)
65/65;
100 (94.4–100)
65/65;
100 (94.4–100)
Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) 6 5/6;
83.3 (43.7–97.0)
6/6;
100 (61.0–100)
6/6;
100 (61.0–100)
Overall specificity 127 125/127;
98.4 (94.5–99.6)
121/127;
95.3 (90.1–97.8)
127/127;
100 (97.1–100)