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. 2000 Feb;38(2):639–642. doi: 10.1128/jcm.38.2.639-642.2000

TABLE 1.

Comparison of RIPA, IHA, and ELISA reactivity results with positive (titer of ≥1:20) IFA resultsa

IFA titer n No. of reactive specimens with assay
RIPA IHA
ELISA
Hemagen Biolab Abbott Embrabio Organon Gull
1:20 9 1 0 0 0 0 4 3
1:40 35 32 34 24 32 32 35 35
1:80 56 56 56 50 56 56 56 56
1:160 101 101 101 99 99 100 101 101
Total no. positive 201 190 191 173 187 188 196 195
% Agreement NAb 95 95 86 93 94 98 97
a

Data are grouped by the number of reactive specimens identified by each test at various IFA-positive (values of ≥1:20) titers. The percentage of agreement was defined as the total number of positive specimens for each test divided by 201 (total number IFA positive) and multiplied by 100. 

b

NA, not applicable.