TABLE 2.
Staphylococcal bacteremia and staphylococcus- specific PCRa
| Staphylococcus-specific PCR result | No. of cases in which staphylococcal bacteremia was present or absent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Present | Absent | Total | |
| Positive | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Negative | 4 | 202 | 206 |
| Total | 13 | 202 | 215 |
a
The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of PCR in detecting staphylococcal bacteremia relative to blood cultures were 9/13 (69.2%), 202/202 (100%), 9/9 (100%), and 202/206 (98%), respectively (P < 0.0001).