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. 2023 Feb 8;11(2):493. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11020493

Table 5.

Positive samples (determined by the reference method) divided according to the CT compared to GenBody COVID-19 Ag RATs in nasal and nasopharyngeal swabs.

CT Range CT ≤ 25 25 < CT ≤ 28 28 < CT ≤ 31 CT > 31
No. of positive cases in RT-qPCR 57 28 12 6
Nasal swab
No. of positive cases in tested device
57 27 10 3
Nasopharyngeal swab
No. of positive cases in tested device
57 28 11 4
Nasal swab
Sensitivity of the test
depending on CT
100%
(95%CI 93.73% to 100%)
96.43%
(95%CI 81.65% to 99.91%)
83.33%
(95%CI 51.59% to 97.91%)
50%
(95%CI 11.81% to 88.19%)
Nasopharyngeal swab
Sensitivity of the test
depending on CT
100%
(95%CI 93.73 to 100%)
100%
(95%CI 87.66% to 100%)
91.67%
(95%CI 61.52 to 99.79%)
66.67%
(95%CI 22.28% to 95.67%)
Positive
co-incidence rate *
1/1 0.96/1 0.83/0.92 0.5/0.67

* The values are separated for nasal and nasopharyngeal swabs.