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. 2021 May 21;68(10):1569–1571. doi: 10.1007/s12630-021-02035-w

TABLE.

Performance summary of the ID NOW COVID-19 test

A. NAT/NP
Positive Negative
ID NOW COVID-19 Positive 2 3
Negative 2 1093
Sensitivity 50% (95% CI, 6.8 to 93.2)
Specificity 99.7% (95% CI, 99.2 to 99.9)
Positive likelihood ratio 182.7 (95% CI, 40.9 to 815.2)
Negative likelihood ratio 0.50 (95% CI, 0.19 to 1.34)
Positive predictive value 40.0 (95% CI, 13.0 to 74.8)
Negative predictive value 99.8 (95% CI, 99.5 to 99.9)
B. NAT/NP
Positive Negative (considered negative if Ct >25)
ID NOW COVID-19 performance with modified definitions* Positive (on repeat sample) 2 0
Negative (not repeated) 0 1,098
Sensitivity 100% (95% CI, 15.8 to 100)
Specificity 100% (95% CI, 99.7 to 100)
Positive predictive value 100% (34.2–100%)
Negative predictive value 100% (99.7–100%)

* ID NOW COVID-19 considered positive only after two positive results on separate samples and laboratory NAT considered negative if Ct > 25

CI = confidence interval; Ct = cycle threshold; NAT/NP = nucleic acid testing/nasopharyngeal

A) Samples with single ID NOW COVID-19 test; B) Samples with positives repeated by ID NOW COVID-19