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Comparison of the performance, hands on time, and costs of the different assays
| Category | Value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| β-Carba | bcCarba NP | NeoRapid CARB | bcCIM | |
| Sensitivity (% [CI]a) | 100 (96.5–100) | 99.0 (97.2–100) | 99.0 (97.2–100) | 100 (96.5–100) |
| Specificity (% [CI]) | 95.1 (90.3–99.8) | 95.1 (90.3–99.8) | 91.4 (85.2–97.8) | 100 (95.6–100) |
| Time to result | 20–45 min | 2–3 h | 1.5–2 h | 18–24 h |
| Cost per test ($) | ∼6.20 | ∼1.90 | ∼2.40 | ∼0.85 |
CI, 95% confidence interval.
