BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 2 Concordance values TB-SPRINT 59-Plex Beamedex® results for rifampin and isoniazid resistance detection with GenoType MTBDRplus among the three sites evatuated

From: Multicenter evaluation of TB-SPRINT 59-Plex Beamedex®: accuracy and cost analysis

		MTBDRplus
		K
TB-SPRINT	FIOCRUZ	RIF	0.660	p < 0.001
	FIOCRUZ	INH	0.825	p < 0.001
	UFRJ	RIF	0.794	p < 0.001
	UFRJ	INH	0.864	p < 0.001
	UFMG	RIF	0.838	p < 0.001
	UFMG	INH	0.828	p < 0.001

RIF rifampin, INH isoniazid, K kappa value. Interpretation of Kappa value: < 0.20 = poor; 0,21–0,40 = weak; 0,41–0,60 = moderated; 0,61–0,80 = good; > 0,80 = very good

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