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Table 1 Agreement of TB LAM Ag or LIONEX animal TB tests with SICTT in detecting bovine TB

From: Evaluation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipoarabinomannan antigen assay and rapid serology blood test for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopia

Type of test

SICTT

Kappa statistics 95% Confidence Interval

Positive

Negative

Total

LAM TB Ag

 Positive

64

2

66

0.85 (0.65–0.94)

 Negative

15

94

109

 

 Total

79

96

175

Strong agreement

LIONEX Animal TB

 Positive

49

1

50

0.63(0.49–0.76)

 Negative

30

95

125

 

 Total

79

96

175

Moderate Agreement

  1. TB Tuberculosis, SICTT Single intradermal comparative tuberculin test, LAM Lipoarabinomannan, IFN-γ Gamma interferon, Ag Antigen