Table 1.
Sensitivity (true-positive), specificity (true-negative), positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV), of lateral flow testing (LFT), when compared to reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on data from 1027 patients from a general practice network in Austria.
| RT-PCR negative | RT-PCR positive | Total tests | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFT reactive | 22 | 788 | 810 | Positive Predictive Value 97.3% |
| LFT non-reactive | 179 | 38 | 217 | Negative Predictive Value 82.5% |
| Total tests | 201 | 826 | 1027 | |
| Specificity 89.1% | Sensitivity 95.4% |