Primary study · included by 1 review

Usefulness of BP230 and BP180-NC16a enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays in the initial diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid: a retrospective study of 138 patients.

Charneux 2011 · Charneux Julie, Lorin Johanna, Vitry Fabien, et al. · Archives of dermatology · 2011

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Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Diagnostic agreement between ELISA and DIF (risk difference in test positivity)
ELISA (BP180 and/or BP230) in bullous pemphigoid (index test) vs Direct immunofluorescence (DIF, reference standard) · At first diagnosis, before immunosuppressive therapy
RD 0.19 [0.13, 0.25]27 studies · 2238 participantsGRADE not reported
Diagnostic agreement between ELISA and DIF (risk difference in test positivity)
ELISA for BP180 autoantibodies (index test) vs Direct immunofluorescence (DIF, reference standard) · At first diagnosis, before immunosuppressive therapy
RD 0.26 [0.19, 0.33]35 studies · 2776 participantsGRADE not reported
Diagnostic agreement between ELISA and DIF (risk difference in test positivity)
ELISA for BP230 autoantibodies (index test) vs Direct immunofluorescence (DIF, reference standard) · At first diagnosis, before immunosuppressive therapy
RD 0.59 [0.47, 0.71]27 studies · 2097 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.