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Table 3 Accordance between matrices, boot swab and liquid manure, using qPCR A or qPCR B

From: Evaluation of different diagnostic methods for the detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in boot swabs and liquid manure samples

qPCR

rs a,b

ĸ ± SEapp c

A

0.845

0.784 ± 0.077

B

0.779

0.543 ± 0.104

  1. aSpearman rank correlation coefficient
  2. bp-value for all Spearman rank correlation coefficients: P < 0.0001
  3. cCohen’s kappa coefficient ± approximate standard error