Table 3.
Results of IARL, referred to viral culture and RT-PCR.
Test | IC Adeno Respiratory performance (%) against: |
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Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | PPV (%) | NPV (%) | |
Culture (n = 224) | 80.0 (65.9–89.5) | 60.9 (53.2–68.1) | 37.0 (28.1–46.9) | 91.4 (84.3–95.6) |
RT-PCR (n = 224) | 77.89 (68.0–85.5) | 73.64 (65.0–80.8) | 68.52 (58.8–76.9) | 81.9 (73.4–88.2) |
PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; n: number of samples tested; values in parentheses are 95 confidence intervals.