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. 2016 Oct 4;214(Suppl 3):S203–S209. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiw261

Table 3.

Positive Agreement of Stratified ReEBOV Rapid Diagnostic Test Visual Scores

Visual Score qRT-PCR Positive qRT-PCR Negative PPV (95% CI)
5 56 0 100 (96.3–100)
4 31 0 100 (88.8–100)
3 39 2 95.1 (83.5–99.4)
2 35 3 92.1 (78.6–98.3)
1 34 14 70.8 (56.7–81.9)

A total of 161 of 166 specimens had a visual signal score of ≥2, for a PPV of 97.0% (95% CI, 93.1%–99.0%).

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; PPV, positive predictive value; qRT-PCR, quantitative reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction.