Research Article

Comparison of RPR and ELISA with TPHA for the Diagnosis of Syphilis: Implication for Updating Syphilis Point-of-Care Tests in Ethiopia

Table 2

Serology results of the ECOTEST-RPR and Randox-TPHA tests at the University of Gondar Hospital, 2015–2016.

ECOTEST-RPRRandox-TPHA
ReactiveNonreactiveTotal

Reactive611980
Nonreactive08080
Total6199160

Sensitivity of ECOTEST-RPR (61 of 61 samples), 100%; specificity of ECOTEST-RPR (80 of 99 samples), 80.8%; agreement (, of 160 samples), 88%; positive predictive value (61/80) 76.2%; and negative predictive value (80/80) 100%.