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. 2003 Aug;41(8):3939–3941. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3939-3941.2003

TABLE 2.

Sensitivity and specificity of the O1 dipstick test in comparison with culture of V. cholerae O1

Culture result (24 h) No. of samples with dipstick result (4 h of APW culture)a
Total
+
+ 65 3 68
5 61 66
Total 70 64 134
a

Sensitivity of the O1 dipstick test was 96%, specificity was 92%, and positive predictive value was 93%.