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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 17.
Published in final edited form as: Thorax. 2020 Aug 12;75(12):1082–1088. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215732

Table 2. Results for all LFIAs analysed.

Sensitivity
Specificity
Sera (vs positives on S-ELISA and/or hybrid DABA)
Finger-prick self-test (vs positives on S-ELISA and/or hybrid DABA)
Police force sera Nov 2019 (all positives considered false)
Lateral flow assay Sensitivity 95% CI n/N Sensitivity 95% CI n/N Specificity 95% CI n= Invalidity (n)
Phase 1 W0NDF0(lgM/lgG combined) 80% 70.2 to 87.4 75/94 22% 13.1 to 33.1 16/73 99.4% 98.3 to 99.9 497/500 0% (0)
MENARINI (separate IgM and IgG) 93% (86.3 to 96.5 112/121 96% 84.9 to 99.5 43/45 97.8% 96.1 to 98.9 489/500 0.6% (3)
FORTRESS (separate IgM and IgG) 88% 83.3 to 91.2 255/291 84% 70.5 to 93.5 38/45 98.6% 97.1 to 99.4 493/500 0.6% (3)
BIOPANDA 1 (separate IgM and IgG) 65% 56.7 to 72.2 101/156 67% 55.5 to 76.6 56/84 99.8% 98.9to 100.0 499/500 0% (0)
BIOSURE/MOLOGIC 1 (IgG only) 71% 62.2 to 77.9 98/139 61% 46.2 to 74.8 30/49 97.2% 95.3 to 98.5 486/500 1.6% (8)

Phase II SURE-BIOTECH (separate IgM and IgG) 68% 57.3 to 77.1 63/93
BIOSURE/MOLOGIC II (IgG only)* 48% 40.8 to 55.9 87/180
BIOPANDA II (separate IgM and IgG) 82% 75.7 to 86.4 151/184 98.4% 96.5 to 99.2 442/450 0% (0)
BIOMERICA (separate IgM and IgG) 81% 74.7 to 86.4 149/184 97.8% 96.1 to 98.9 489/500 0% (0)
SURESCREEN (separate IgM and IgG) 88% 81.8 to 91.9 161/184 99.8% 98.9 to 100 499/500 0% (0)
ABBOTT (separate IgM and IgG) 91% 85.6 to 94.5 167/184 99.8% 98.9 to 100 499/500 0% (0)

Reference assays Laboratory test vs PCR-confirmed cases
S-ELISA 94.5% 91.4 to 96.8 293/310
RBD hybrid DABA 94.8% 91.6 to 97.1 274/289
Composite ELISA/hybrid DABA positivity 95.2% 92.2 to 97.3 296/311

Biosure/Mologic II was tested with 5 μι serum in phase II (in accordance with instructions provided at time). Manufacturer advises test should be performed with 10 μι serum. DABA, Double antigen bridging assay; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IgM, immunoglobulin M; RBD, Receptor binding domain; S-ELISA, spike protein ELISA.