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. 2021 Feb 13;82(3):391–398. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.02.014

Table 3.

Accuracy of the Panbio™ test in patients tested 5 or fewer days (top) or more than 5 days (bottom) since symptom onset or close contact.

Prevalence (%) Sensitivity (%, 95% CI) Specificity (%, 95% CI) PPV (%, 95% CI) NPV (%, 95% CI)
≤5 days
Overall (N = 963) 10.4% 77.2% 99.7% 97.5% 97.4%
67.6%, 84.7% 99.0%, 99.9% 90.4%, 99.5% 96.0%, 98.3%
Overall symptomatic (N = 556) 12.7% 83.1% 99.5% 96.7% 97.5%
71.9%, 90.5% 98.3%, 99.9% 87.6%, 99.4% 95.6%, 98.6%
Overall asymptomatic (N = 407) 7.3% 63.3% 100.0% 100.0% 97.1%
43.9%, 79.4% 99.0%, 100% 82.3%, 100% 94.8%, 98, 5%
GP referral for symptoms (N = 418) 10.2% 86.0% 100.0% 100.0% 98.4%
71.3%, 94.2% 99.0%, 100% 90.5%, 100% 96.4%, 99.3%
Overall close contacts (N = 507) 11.0% 71.4% 99.5% 95.2% 96.5%
57.5%, 82.3% 98.2%, 99.9% 82.5%, 99.1% 94.3%, 97.9%
Symptomatic close contacts (N = 117) 23.0% 77.7% 97.7% 91.3% 93.6%
57.2%, 90.6% 91.4%, 99.6% 70.4%, 98.4% 86.0%, 97.3%
Asymptomatic close contacts (N = 390) 7.4% 65.5% 100% 100% 97.3%
45.6%, 82.0% 98.9%, 100% 82.3%, 100% 95.0%, 98.7%
>5 days
Overall (N = 213) 8.9% 73.6% 100.0% 100.0% 97.4%
48.5%, 89.8% 98.1%, 100% 76.8%, 100% 93.9%, 99.0%
Overall symptomatic (N = 108) 12.0% 61.6% 100.0% 100% 95%
32.2%, 84.8% 96.1%, 100% 63.0%, 100% 88.1%, 98.1%
Overall asymptomatic (N = 105) 5.7% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
54.0%, 100% 96.3%, 100% 54.0%, 100% 96.3%, 100%
GP referral for symptoms (N = 75) 13.3% 50.0% 100.0% 100.0% 92.8%
20.1%, 79.8% 94.4%, 100% 47.8%, 100% 83.4%, 97, 3%
Overall close contacts (N = 135) 6.7% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
66.3%, 100% 97.1%, 100% 66.3%, 100% 97.1%, 100%
Symptomatic close contacts (N = 30) 10.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
29.2%, 100% 87.2%, 100% 29.2%, 100% 87.2%, 100%
Asymptomatic close contacts (N = 105) 5.7% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
54.0%, 100% 96.3%, 100% 54.0%, 100% 96.3%, 100%

GP: general practitioner, 95%CI: 95% confidence interval, RT-PCR: Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Ag-RDT: rapid antigen diagnostic test.