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. 2003 Sep;41(9):4043–4048. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.9.4043-4048.2003

TABLE 3.

MBEC exceeding peak concentration of penicillin in serum and clinical penicillin treatment outcomea

MBEC prediction Treatment outcome
Total
Failure Success
Failure 9 9 18
Success 7 5 12
Total 16 14 30
a

P value, 0.65; sensitivity, 56.25% (9 of 16); PPV, 50.00% (9 of 18); specificity, 35.71% (5 of 14); NPV, 41.67% (5 of 12).