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Table 2 Binax-CoV2 performance characteristics in the community setting

From: Should rapid antigen tests be first-line for COVID-19 testing? Results of a prospective urban cohort study

 

Community Department Setting

Binax-CoV2 Result

RT-PCR (+) Patients

RT-PCR (-) Patients

Prevalence

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

PPV

NPV

Total

All patients

Positive

30

1

0.14

0.71 (0.55–0.84)

0.996 (0.98–1.00)

0.97 (0.83–1.00)

0.96 (0.92–0.98)

31

Negative

12

259

271

Total

 

42

260

     

302

Symptomatic patients

Positive

22

1

0.33

0.79 (0.59–0.92)

0.98 (0.90–1.00)

0.96 (0.78–1.00)

0.90 (0.80–0.96)

23

Negative

6

55

61

Total

 

28

56

     

84

Asymptomatic patients

Positive

8

0

0.06

0.57 (0.29–0.82)

1.00 (0.98–1.00)

1.00 (0.63–1.00)

0.97 (0.94–0.99)

8

Negative

6

204

210

Total

 

14

204

     

218

  1. Abbreviations: Binax-CoV2 Abbott BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Ag Card, RT-qPCR reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction, CI confidence interval, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value