Table 3 Summary of the test performance of the three methods.

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV* (%)

NPV+ (%)

NPA <5 months (n = 53)

NOW RSV

10/12 (83)

41/41 (100)

100

95.35

DIF

12/12 (100)

40/41 (97.6)

92.31

100

CELL CULTURE

6/12 (50)

41/41 (100)

100

87.23

NPA 5 months – 5 years (n = 27)

NOW RSV

4/4 (100)

23/23 (100)

100

100

DIF

4/4 (100)

20/23 (87)

57.14

100

CELL CULTURE

4/4 (50)

23/23 (100)

100

92

BAL Adults (n = 9)

NOW RSV

1/3 (33.3)

6/6 (100)

100

75

DIF

3/3 (100)

6/6 (100)

100

100

CELL CULTURE

3/3 (100)

6/6 (100)

100

100