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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 13.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Jun;39(6):483–488. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002602

Table 4.

Sensitivity and specificity with 95% CI of upper respiratory symptoms in Cohort 1 for the identification of symptomatic children with group A Streptococcus colonization.

Symptom Characteristics Sensitivity Specificity AUC1
Cough 30.0 (6.6–65.2) 83.1 (71.7–91.2) 0.57
Nasal congestion 60.0 (26.2–87.8) 90.8 (81.0–96.5) 0.75
Cough or nasal congestion 60.0 (26.2–87.8) 78.5 (66.5–87.7) 0.69
Cough and nasal congestion 30.0 (6.6–65.2) 95.4 (87.1–99.0) 0.63
1

AUC: area under the receiver operating curve