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. 2011 Feb 4;6(2):e14505. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014505

Figure 6. The impact of POCT s is hampered by low sensitivity.

Figure 6

POCT s strategies are in principle capable of achieving equivalent results to PCR/Syndromic based strategies for antiviral deployment if sensitivity for the test is 100% and the outcome is assessed without delay (POCT (near-patient) for a sensitivity of 100%). The proportion of simulations in which control is achieved diminishes rapidly with falling sensitivity. Current sensitivity is around 60%. Transporting samples to external labs, thus introducing a delay from testing to provision of antiviral agents, further reduces the impact (POCT (lab)). The horizontal line marks the maximal impact of the PCR /Syndromic strategy.