TABLE 2.
APOCT and rRT-PCR confirmatory results for asymptomatic continuing care health care workers in AB, Canada
| Parameter | Result for: |
Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BD Veritor | Panbio | ||
| No. (%) of APOCTs | |||
| Total | 17,689 | 54,158 | 71,847 |
| Positive | 47 (0.27) | 40 (0.07) | 87 (0.12) |
| Negative | NAa | NA | 71,673 (99.76) |
| Invalid | NA | NA | 87 (0.12) |
| Positive as confirmed by rRT-PCR | 11 (0.06) | 28 (0.05) | 39 (0.05) |
| No. (%) of false positives | 36/47 (76.60)b | 12/40 (30.00)b | 48/87 (55.17) |
| Positive predictive value (%) | 11/47 (23.40)b | 28/40 (70.00)b | 39/87 (44.83) |
a
NA, not available.
b
For comparison between BD Veritor and Abbott Panbio, P < 0.0001.