Table 1

Comparison of non-treponemal RPR tests for syphilis detection

HBI HiSens Auto RPR test
PositiveNegative
BD Macro-Vue RPR cardPositive3222*
Negative2†56
Number of observed agreements: 88 (78.6% of the observations)
κ=0.565
95% CI 0.422 to 0.709
  • *20 cases were positive and 2 cases (Nos 1 and 2 in table 2) were negative in the TPPA test.

  • The 2 cases (Nos 3 and 4 in table 2) were negative in the TPPA test.

  • RPR, rapid plasma reagin; TPPA, Treponema pallidum particle agglutination.