TABLE 3.
Comparison between culture-based and immuno-qPCR methods in the detection of MRSA in clinical swab samplesa
| Method | No. true positive | No. false negative | No. false positive | No. true negative | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cultureb | 23 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 100 | 100 |
| qPCR | 23 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 100 | 64 |
a
Forty-eight clinical swab samples were collected from different body sites: nares (16), inguinal (17), pooled swabs (4), or wound (11). Sensitivity (23 of 23), 100%; specificity (16 of 25), 64%.
b
Method used as the reference technique.