Table 2 Analysis of the consistency of the Sialidase treatment and interference exclusion methods.
Sialidase treatment (N = 342) | PEG method (N = 342) | HBR method (N = 342) | DIL method (N = 342) | RF method (N = 342) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | |
Negative 265 | 255 (96.2%) | 10 (3.8%) | 258 (97.4%) | 7 (2.6%) | 253 (95.5%) | 12 (4.5%) | 255 (96.2%) | 10 (3.8%) |
Positive 77 | 0 (0%) | 77 (100%) | 38 (49.4%) | 39 (50.6%) | 56 (72.3%) | 21 (27.3%) | 69 (89.6%) | 8 (10.4%) |
Cohen’s Kappa coefficient | 0.920 | 0.560 | 0.285 | 0.091 | ||||