TABLE 2.

Body-of-evidence LMBP summary ratings for the rapid molecular technique without additional direct communication^a

Study (reference)	Study quality rating	Effect size ratings
Parta et al. (50)	Fair	Substantial
Hallin et al. (48)	Fair	Substantial
Stellrecht et al., unpublished	Fair	Substantial
Nguyen et al. (49)	Good	Substantial
Frye et al., unpublishedb	Good	Minimal/none

^aThere was one study for which the quality rating was good and the effect size substantial, one study for which the quality rating was good and the effect size minimal or none, and three studies for which the quality rating was fair and the effect size substantial. There was no consistency among them, and the overall strength of the studies was low.

^bNow published as reference 51.