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Table 1 Study 1. The performance characteristics of SOFIA®RSV, RSV DFA, and cell culture (MRC5)

From: SOFIA®RSV: prospective laboratory evaluation and implementation of a rapid diagnostic test in a pediatric emergency ward

 

Sensitivity (%)

(95% CI)

Specificity (%)

(95% CI)

Positive predictive value (%)

(95% CI)

Negative predictive value (%)

 

SOFIA

RSV

DFA

RSV

MRC5

RSV

SOFIA

RSV

DFA

RSV

MRC5

RSV

SOFIA

RSV

DFA

RSV

MRC5

RSV

SOFIA

RSV

DFA

RSV

MRC5

RSV

Total (n = 401)

78.8 (70.6–85.7)

63.4 (54.2–71.9)

42.2 (33.4–51.5)

98.5 (96.4–99.6)

99.6 (98.0–100.0)

99.6 (98.0–100.0)

96.0 (90.2–98.9)

98.7 (93.1–100.0)

98.0 (89.9–100.0)

91.3 (87.6–94.3)

86.0 (81.7–89.6)

79.6 (75.0–83.7)

Infant group (n = 199)

95.0 (86.8–98.1)

81.0 (71.2–88.8)

54.0 (43.0–65.0)

99.0 (95.2–100.0)

100.0 (97.4–100.0)

100.0 (95.2–100.0)

99.0 (93.3–100.0)

100.0 (95.7–100.0)

98.0 (88.7–100.0)

96.6 (90.4–98.6)

87.6 (80.8–92.8)

74.3 (66.6–81.1)

Children group (n = 100)

45.0 (23.1–68.5)

25.0 (8.7–49.1)

30.0 (11.9–54.3)

97.5 (91.3–99.7)

98.7 (93.2–100.0)

98.7 (96.3–100.0)

82.0 (48.2–97.7)

83.3 (35.9–99.6)

100.0 (60.7–100.0)

88.0 (79.0–93.7)

84.0 (75.0–90.8)

85.0 (76.3–91.6)

Adult group (n = 102)

59.0 (32.9–81.6)

23.5 (6.8–49.9)

0.0 (0.0–16.2)

100.0 (96.5–100.0)

100.0 (96.5–100.0)

100.0 (96.5–100.0)

100.0 (74.1–100.0)

100.0 (47.3–100.0)

/

92.0 (84.9–96.9)

86.7 (78.4–92.7)

83.0 (74.7–90.0)

  1. Sensitivities, specificities, positive and negative predicted values (PPV and NPV) of SOFIA®RSV, RSV DFA, and cell culture (MRC5) calculated on the 401 respiratory samples of study 1. The PCR test was used as the reference test