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. 2021 Jun 4;115(5):281–291. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2021.1933335

Table 2.

Outcome of studies

Studies, year Outcome of Studies
True Positive (TP) False Negative (FN) False Positive (FP) True Negative (TN) Total Sample Sensitivity (Sn; %) Specificity (Sp; %) Limit of Detection (copies per reaction)
16 65 1 0 58 124 98.5 100 25
13 72 24 0 41 137 75 100 N/A
8 219 4 0 143 366 98.2 100 42
14 30 2 0 44 76 93.8 100 10
1 72 9 4 396 481 88.9 99 4.23
18 43 4 1 212 260 91.5 99.5 500*
6 58 0 0 72 130 100 100 20
4 19 1 2 18 40 95 90 304
5 34 2 2 18 56 94.4 90 118.6
7 14 2 2 138 156 87.5 98.6 100
17 93 14 0 50 157 86.9 100 50
12 17 0 0 17 34 100 100 10
15 47 0 0 42 89 100 100 1
9 8 0 0 8 16 100 100 80

Note:

* Used unit of measurement: RNA copies/mL