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. 2022 Jun 30;17(6):e0270715. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270715

Table 4. Sensitivity of self- and healthcare worker-taken swab for rapid diagnostic testing by RT-PCR CT ranges.

RT-PCR CT range
<20 20–24.9 25–29.9 30–34.9 ≥35
Self-taken RDT
Positive 32 22 12 1 0
Negative 0 1 3 2 1
Indeterminate 0 1 0 0 0
Sensitivity 100.0% 91.7% 80.0% 33.3% 0%
95% CI 89.1–100.0% 73.0–99.0% 51.9–95.7% 0.8–90.6% 0.0–97.5%
Cumulative sensitivity 100.0% 96.4% 93.0% 90.5% 89.3%
95% CI 89.1–100.0% 87.7–99.6% 84.3–97.7% 81.5–96.1% 80.1–95.3%
HCW RDT
Positive 32 20 6 1 0
Negative 0 4 9 2 1
Indeterminate 0 0 0 0 0
Sensitivity 100% 83.3% 40.0% 33.3% 0.0%
95% CI 89.1–100.0% 62.6–95.3% 16.3–67.7% 0.8–90.6% 0.0–97.5%
Cumulative sensitivity 100.0% 92.9% 81.7% 79.7% 78.7%
95% CI 89.1–100.0% 82.7–98.0% 70.7–89.9% 68.8–88.2% 67.6–87.3%