TABLE 2.

Summary of assay sensitivity and specificity^a

Pathogen	Total no. of samples tested	Total no. of positive samples	Assay	Sensitivity (%)						Specificity (%)
				Before supplemental data analysis			After supplemental data analysis			Before supplemental data analysis			After supplemental data analysis
				Overall	M	F	Overall	M	F	Overall	M	F	Overall	M	F
C. trachomatis	562	91	Gen-Probe	75.9	70.2	84.4	65.9	62.3	71.1	100	100	100	100	100	100
			LCx (swab specimen)	100	100	100	96.7	96.2	97.4	98.1	98.3	97.9	100	100	100
			LCx (urine specimen)	100	100	100	90.1	92.5	86.8	99.4	99.1	99.6	100	100	100
N. gonorrhoeae	562	31	Culture	86.2	100	63.6	80.6	94.7	58.3	100	100	100	100	100	100
			LCx (swab specimen)	100	99.6	100	96.8	100	91.7	99.6	99.6	100	100	100	100
			LCx (urine specimen)	96.6	100	90.1	93.5	94.7	91.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.6	100

^aM, male; F, female.