TABLE 2.
Performance of hypothetical algorithms calculated by statistical modeling (STATA version 7.0) of individual test operating characteristics derived from 1
| Design | Algorithma | % Sensitivity (95% CI) | % Specificity (95% CI) | Time to resultsb(min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parallel | OraQuick-Determine-InstantScreen | 100 (100) | 99.6 (99.0-99.9) | 22 |
| Determine-InstantScreen-OraQuick | 100 (100) | 99.6 (99.0-99.9) | 35 | |
| Serial | Determine-InstantScreen-OraQuick | 100 (100) | 99.6 (99.2-100) | 37 |
| InstantScreen-OraQuick-Determine | 100 (100) | 99.6 (99.0-99.9) | 37 | |
| OraQuick-Determine-InstantScreen | 100 (100) | 99.6 (99.0-99.9) | 37 |
a
Test order is given from left to right.
b
Time to results by algorithm was calculated by actual performance of each algorithm.