Table 2.
Comparative performance of molecular assays on clinical samples
| Molecular assays | WHO RT‐PCR | κ (SE) | PPA (%) | NPA (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||||
| Realstar SARS‐CoV‐2 | Positive | 20 | 0 | 1 (<0.001) | 100 | 100 |
| Negative | 0 | 30 | ||||
| RT‐PCR | Positive | 19 | 0 | .958 (0.042) | 95 | 96.77 |
| Negative | 1 | 30 | ||||
Abbreviations: NPA, negative percent agreement; PPA, positive percent agreement; RT‐PCR, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; SARS‐CoV, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus; SE, standard error; WHO, World Health Organization.