Table 1 Characteristics of COVID-19 positive patients and assessment of diagnostic accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 rapid diagnostic kits
Samples | Age (Av) | RT-PCR | Ct (Av) | NSP-RDT | Saliva-RDT | Fever | Cough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 62) | 47.48 (19–91) | Positive | 28.9 | Reactive (n = 33) | Reactive (n = 13) | Positive | Positive |
|  |  |  |  | N-reactive (n = 29) | N-reactive (n = 49) |  |  |
Female (n = 34) | 46.47 (20–78) | Positive | 28.2 | Reactive (n = 20) | Reactive (n = 8) | Positive | Positive |
|  |  |  |  | N-reactive (n = 14) | N-reactive (n = 26) |  |  |
Children (n = 4) | 12.25 (6–17) | Positive | 32.2 | Reactive (n = 1) | Reactive (n = 0) | Positive | Positive |
|  |  |  |  | N-reactive (n = 3) | N-reactive (n = 4) |  |  |
Total (n = 100) | 47 | Positive | 28.5 | Sensitivity (52%) Specificity (100%) | Sensitivity (21%) Specificity (100%) | Positive | Positive |