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. 2022 Sep 9;265:127185. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2022.127185

Table 2.

Pooled sensitivity and specificity among subgroups of studies.

Subgroups No. of study Total Sample Size Polled Sensitivity (95% CI) Polled Specificity (95% CI)
Sample Types
nasopharyngeal 93 76,945 0.76(0.72–0.79) 1.00(1.00–1.00)
nasal 26 64,125 0.79(0.71–0.85) 1.00(0.99–1.00)
other 16 22,372 0.76(0.66–0.84) 1.00(0.99–1.00)
RATt Kit
COVID‐VIRO® analysis 4 2536 0.90(0.70–0.97) 1.00(1.00–1.00)
Lumipulse® G SARS-CoV-2 Ag assay 10 8895 0.86(0.79–0.91) 0.98(0.96–0.99)
BIOSYNEX Ag-RDT 3 1382 0.85(0.77–0.90) 0.99(0.98–1.00)
LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Test 7 4115 0.83(0.76–0.88) 0.97(0.94–0.99)
QuickNavi™-COVID19 Ag 3 3982 0.81(0.76–0.85) 1.00(1.00–1.00)
Panbio COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Device 25 30,332 0.73(0.67–0.79) 1.00(1.00–1.00)
LIAISON® SARS-CoV-2 Ag assay 7 3532 0.72(0.60–0.82) 1.00(0.97–1.00)
Roche SARS-CoV-2 antigen assay 9 10,648 0.71(0.62–0.78) 0.99(0.98–1.00)
STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Test 17 20,765 0.70(0.59–0.79) 1.00(0.99–1.00)
BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card test kit 10 23,344 0.65(0.50–0.77) 1.00(1.00–1.00)
Elecsys® SARS-CoV-2 Antigen assay 6 4750 0.65(0.44–0.81) 1.00(0.98–1.00)
Coris bioconcept COVID-19 ag respi-strip test 4 747 0.41(0.23–0.61) 1.00(0.53–1.00)
Days after symptom onset
≤ 3 days 10 870 0.91(0.83–0.96) /
≤ 7 days 13 1862 0.89(0.84–0.93) /
≤ 10 days 13 1918 0.88(0.83–0.92) /
> 10 days 4 72 0.36(0.21–0.55) /
Ct Values
< 20 15 368 1.00(0.70–1.00) /
20–25 11 342 0.94(0.87–0.97) /
25–30 23 579 0.70(0.53–0.84) /
> 30 24 715 0.24(0.16–0.33) /