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. 2021 Dec 30;16(12):e0261956. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261956

Table 1. Pooled saliva testing validation data.

Positive Negative Total Rate
Saliva 51 2735 2786 1.8%
OP Swab 64 5446 5510 1.2%
OP Swab (+) OP Swab (-) Agreement Kappa (95% CI)
Saliva (+) 32 19 99.21% 0.740 (0.636–0.845)
Saliva (-) 3 2732

Summary statistics and concordance data for observed positivity rates during the validation phase. Neutral agreement (kappa) statistic excludes retest results following referral from earlier saliva positive.