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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 26.
Published in final edited form as: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 May 6;85(4):405–408. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.04.027

Table 3.

Specificity of BinaxNOW® urine pneumococcal antigen test among adults without fever or cough, Asembo, Kenya.

All adults (N = 660) Adults colonized with pneumococci in nasopharynx or oropharynx (N = 244) Adults not colonized with pneumococci in nasopharynx or oropharynx (N = 416)

Patient characteristics: Negative Tests/Total Tests Performed % (95%CI) Negative Tests/Total Tests Performed % (95% CI) Negative Tests/Total Tests Performed % (95% CI)

Total 645/660 98 (96–99) 236/244 97 (94–99) 409/416 98 (97–99)
HIV-infected 356/364 98 (96–99) 145/149 97 (93–99) 211/215 98 (95–99)
HIV-uninfected 105/109 96 (91–99) 29/31 94 (79–99) 76/78 97 (91–100)
HIV Unknown 184/187 98 (95–100) 62/64 97 (89–100) 122/123 99 (96–100)
Aged15–30 Years 298/307 97 (95–99) 127/133 95 (90–98) 171/174 98 (95–100)
Aged 31–45 Years 305/311 98 (96–99) 102/104 98 (93–100) 203/207 98 (95–99)
Aged >45 Years 42/42 100 (92–100) 7/7 100 (59–100) 35/35 100 (90–100)
Male 222/223 100 (98–100) 74/74 100 (95–100) 148/149 99 (96–100)
Female 423/437 97 (95–98) 162/170 95 (91–98) 261/267 98 (95–99)