Table 1 The sensitivity and specificity of the Panbio™ COVID-19 Ag rapid test device compared with RT-PCR.
Overall patients (n = 157) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
RT-PCR | Total | |||
Positive | Negative | |||
Panbio™ COVID-19 Ag rapid test device | Positive | 22 | 0 | 22 |
Negative | 12 | 123 | 135 | |
Total | 34 | 123 | 157 | |
Sensitivity = 64.7%; Specificity = 100%; Cohen’s weighted kappa index = 0.74 | ||||
Patients with cycle threshold values ≤ 25 (n = 157) | ||||
RT-PCR | Total | |||
Positive | Negative | |||
Panbio™ COVID-19 Ag rapid test device | Positive | 22 | 0 | 22 |
Negative | 7 | 128 | 135 | |
Total | 29 | 128 | 157 | |
Sensitivity = 75.9%; Specificity = 100%; Cohen’s weighted kappa index = 0.84 | ||||
Symptomatic patients (n = 43) | ||||
RT-PCR | Total | |||
Positive | Negative | |||
Panbio™ COVID-19 Ag rapid test device | Positive | 20 | 0 | 20 |
Negative | 8 | 15 | 23 | |
Total | 28 | 15 | 43 | |
Sensitivity = 71.4%; Specificity = 100%; Cohen’s weighted kappa index = 0.64 | ||||