The ranking of each developers based on analyses of radial plot values.

The five data points for each ASSUR radial data point were equally weighted and the averaged data within each plot was calculated as compared to optimal ASSUR plot values of 1.0 (Fig 2). The developers were ranked for each of the three sample panels and overall via the average of the pooled values for both targets per sample panel and for all six targets for overall. The developers were ranked in ascending order. The ranking of the developers based upon sensitivity and specificity only is provided in parentheses; FLU, influenza A, MTB, M. tuberculosis; SP, sputum; MS2, male specific bacteriophage; SPN, S. pneumoniae; BL, blood, STM, S. Typhimurium; ST, stool.