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. 2021 Apr 19;74(9):1659–1668. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab324

Table 6.

Karius Test Performance Following Clinical Adjudication at All Timepoints

Timepoint (Days Since Fever Onset) Sensitivity % (Frequency) Specificity % (Frequency) 90% Confidence Interval Positive Predictive Value (%) Negative Predictive Value (%)
1 85.4 (41/48) 74.4–93 100
100 (7/7) 65.2–100 50
2 (days 3–4) 94.1 (32/34) 82.6–98.9 97
80 (4/5) 34.3–99 66.7
3 (days 5–7) 100 (22/22) 87.3–100 91.7
33.3 (1/3) 1.7–86.5 100
4 (days 7–10) 94.4 (17/18) 76.2–99.7 89.5
33. (1/3) 1.7–86.5 50
5 (days 9–13) 88.9 (8/9) 57.1–99.4 88.9
50 (1/2) 2.5–97.5 50
Cumulative 91.6 (120/131) 70 (14/20) 93.4 63.3