Table 4 Performance and discrepancies between two specimen storage methods for three HPV testing assays
Test assays | FTA aample | Liquid sample | Subtotal | Agreement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 95 % CI | ||||||
HC2 | Positive | Negative | 90.2 | 87.2 | 93.3 | ||
Positive | 80 | 4 | 84 | ||||
Negative | 32 | 252 | 284 | ||||
Subtotal | 112 | 256 | 368 | ||||
careHPV™ | Positive | Negative | 83.7 | 79.9 | 87.5 | ||
Positive | 67 | 21 | 88 | ||||
Negative | 39 | 241 | 280 | ||||
Subtotal | 106 | 262 | 368 | ||||
Cobas4800 | Positive | Negative | 85.6 | 82.0 | 89.2 | ||
Positive | 105 | 40 | 145 | ||||
Negative | 13 | 210 | 223 | ||||
Subtotal | 118 | 250 | 368 | ||||