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. 2022 Jul 19;29(1):94–100. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.07.010

Table 2.

Antigen test results versus viral culture stratified by viral load bins

Viral load bin (genome copies/mL) n Sensitivity 95% CI Specificity 95% CI
LumiraDx
108–1010 23 1.00 0.85–1.00 0.00 0.00–0.95
107 to <108 43 1.00 0.91–1.00 0.00 0.00–0.56
106 to <107 34 0.93 0.77–0.99 0.00 0.00–0.39
105 to <106 29 0.72 0.49–0.88 0.55 0.28–0.79
104 to <105 23 0.00 0.00–0.56 0.70 0.48–0.85
103 to <104 18 N.D. 0.94 0.74–1.000
<103 19 N.D. 1.00 0.83–1.00
BD Veritor
108–1010 23 1.00 0.85–1.00 0.00 0.00–0.95
107 to <108 43 1.00 0.91–1.00 0.33 0.02–0.88
106 to <107 33 0.63 0.44–0.78 0.67 0.30–0.94
105 to <106 29 0.28 0.13–0.51 1.00 0.74–1.00
104 to <105 22 0.000 0.00–0.56 0.95 0.75–1.00
103 to <104 18 N.D. 1.00 0.82–1.00
<103 19 N.D. 1.00 0.83–1.00
CareStart
108–1010 22 1.00 0.85–1.00 0.00 0.00–0.95
107 to <108 43 1.00 0.91–1.00 0.00 0.00–0.56
106 to <107 33 0.63 0.44–0.78 0.50 0.19–0.81
105 to <106 27 0.13 0.02–0.36 1.00 0.74–1.00
104 to <105 22 0.00 0.00–0.56 1.00 0.83–1.00
103 to <104 18 N.D. 1.00 0.82–1.00
<103 19 N.D. 1.00 0.83–1.00
Oscar Corona
108–1010 21 1.00 0.84–1.00 0.00 0.00–0.95
107 to <108 40 1.00 0.91–1.00 0.00 0.00–0.56
106 to <107 32 0.65 0.46–0.81 0.67 0.30–0.94
105 to <106 25 0.07 0.00–0.31 1.00 0.74–1.00
104 to <105 22 0.00 0.00–0.56 1.00 0.83–1.00
103 to <104 17 N.D. 1.00 0.82–1.00
<103 19 N.D. 1.00 0.83–1.00

N.D., not defined as there are no false negatives and true positives.