Table 2.

Results and agreement between ID NOW™ COVID-19 nasal swab alone and combined with the residual nasal swab (rNS) RT-PCR compared to the nasopharygeal swab (NPS) RT-PCR; Brackets include confidence internals at 95%.

	NPS	ID NOW	Agreement	ID NOW ± rNS	Agreement
LTC 1
Positive	7	5	71% (29%–96%)	6	83% (42%–99%)
Negative	3	5	60% (15%–95%)	4	80% (19%–99%)
LTC 2
Positive	0	0	100%	0	100%
Negative	19	19	100% (97%–100%)	19	100% (97%–100%)
AC 1
Positive	7	7	100% (97%–100%)	7	100% (97%–100%)
Negative	15	15	100% (97%–100%)	15	100% (97%–100%)
Total
Positive	14	12	86% (57%–98%)	13	93% (66%–99%)
Negative	37	39	95% (83%–99%)	38	97% (86%–99%)