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Validity parameters obtained for each ELISA commercial test evaluated at a 95% confidence interval (CI)

Test Parameter Value (CI, 95%)
HIPRA1 Sensitivity 79.2% (62.9%, 95.4%)
Specificity 100% (100%, 100%)
True prevalence 35.3% (23.9%, 46.7%)
Apparent prevalence 27.9% (17.3%, 38.6%)
Youden’s J 79.2% (62.9%, 95.4%)

IDEXX2 Sensitivity 76.9% (60.7%, 93.1%)
Specificity 100% (100%, 100%)
True prevalence 36.6% (25.4%, 47.8%)
Apparent prevalence 28.2% (17.7%, 38.6%)
Youden’s J 76.9% (60.7%, 93.1%)

ID.Vet3 Sensitivity 84.6% (70.7%, 98.5%)
Specificity 100% (100%, 100%)
True prevalence 36.6% (25.4%, 47.8%)
Apparent prevalence 31.0% (20.2%, 41.7%)
Youden’s J 84.6% (70.7%, 98.5%)

Distribution of the qualitative results for each ELISA test studied according to the sanitary classification of the herds

ELISA kit Result True-negative herds True-positive herds
HIPRA1 Negative 317 49
Positive 9 315
Doubtful 41 30

IDEXX2 Negative 351 45
Positive 12 347
Doubtful 4 2

ID.Vet3 Negative 359 43
Positive 4 350
Doubtful 4 1

Positive, negative and doubtful results yielded by the ELISA tests studied at a 95% confidence interval (CI)

Test Results n (%) CI, 95%
HIPRA1 Negative 366 (48.09%) 44.56%, 51.65%
Positive 324 (42.58%) 39.11%, 46.12%
Doubtful 71 (9.33%) 7.46%, 11.61%

IDEXX2 Negative 396 (52.04%) 48.49%, 55.57%
Positive 359 (47.17%) 43.65%, 50.73%
Doubtful 6 (0.79%) 0.36%, 1.71%

ID.Vet3 Negative 402 (52.82%) 49.27%, 56.35%
Positive 354 (46.52%) 43.00%, 50.07%
Doubtful 5 (0.66%) 0.28%, 1.53%

Distribution of the evaluation results in lactating goat sera (n = 71) for the three ELISA commercial tests studied

Gold standard
ELISA test Results Negative(confirmed previously as n = 45) Positive(confirmed previously as n = 26)
HIPRA1 Negative 44 5
Positive 0 19
Doubtful 1 2

IDEXX2 Negative 45 6
Positive 0 20
Doubtful 0 0

ID.Vet3 Negative 45 4
Positive 0 22
Doubtful 0 0

Agreement test between the three commercial ELISA tests studied at a 95% confidence interval (CI)

HIPRA1/IDEXX2 HIPRA1/ID.Vet3 IDEXX2/ID.Vet3
Kappa coefficient 0.763 0.762 0.930
CI for kappa se(0) 0.701, 0.824 0.701, 0.824 0.860, 0.999
CI for kappa se(1) 0.723, 0.803 0.722, 0.802 0.904, 0.955
Observed agreement 87.0% 87.0% 96.5%
Expected agreement 45.2% 45.3% 49.4%
Observed agreement minus hazard 41.8% 41.7% 47.0%
Maximum agreement not due to hazard 54.8% 54.7% 50.6%

Concordant values
Negatives 346 348 389
Positives 313 313 345
Doubtful 3 1 0

Discordant values 99 99 27

Total studied sera 761 761 761
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Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Virology, other, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine