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. 2022 Nov 30;10(6):e02012-22. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02012-22

TABLE 2.

Results and clinical sensitivity and specificity of Hotgen based on COVID-19 RT-qPCR result in Brazil and the United Kingdoma

Result confirmed by RT-qPCR, by location Result of Hotgen
No. with Ag-RDT result
Clinical sensitivity (95% CI), totalb CT, % (95% CI), total
Clinical specificity (95% CI), totalc
Positive Negative Total ≤20 ≤25 ≤33
BR, reference center 91.7% (81.9, 96.4), 60 97.1% (85.5, 99.9), 35 94.2% (84.4, 98.4), 52 91.7% (81.9, 96.4), 60 100.0% (98.5, 100.0), 249
 Positive 55 5 60
 Negative 0 249 249
 Total 55 254 309
BR, community center 85.1% (72.3, 92.6), 47 100.0% (80.7, 100.0), 16 97.4% (86.5, 99.9), 38 87.0% (91.2, 100.0), 46 100.0% (95.9, 100.0), 137
 Positive 40 7 47
 Negative 0 90 90
 Total 40 97 137
UK, community drive-through 85.1% (74.2, 92.6), 67 96.2% (80.3, 99.9), 26 83.6% (71.9, 91.8), 61 84.84% (73.9, 92.5), 66 100.0% (97.9, 100.0), 179
 Positive 57 10 67
 Negative 0 179 179
 Total 57 189 246
a

RT-qPCR, real-time quantitative PCR; CT, cycle threshold; CI, confidence interval; Ag-RDT, antigen-based rapid diagnostic test; BR, Brazil.

b

Overall clinical sensitivity was 88.2% (95% CI, 81.3, 93.3; total number, 174).

c

Overall clinical specificity was 100.0% (95% CI, 99.1, 100.0; total number, 518).