Protocols | RT-PCR | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | ||
+ve (n=30) | −ve (n=610) | ||||
WHO | Suspicious | 4 | 0 | 13.3 | 100 |
Non-suspicious | 26 | 610 | |||
MOHME | Suspicious | 7 | 1 | 23.3 | 99 |
Non-suspicious | 23 | 609 | |||
ECDC (possible) | Suspicious | 28 | 64 | 93.3 | 89.5 |
Non-suspicious | 2 | 546 | |||
ECDC (probable) | Suspicious | 7 | 1 | 23.3 | 99 |
Non-suspicious | 23 | 609 | |||
Our stepwise triage system | Suspicious | 28 | 59 | 93.3 | 90.3 |
Non-suspicious | 2 | 551 |
ECDC, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention; MOHME, Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education; RT-PCR, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction; +ve, positive; −ve, negative.