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TABLE 3.

Comparison of RQ-mPCR results between in pneumococcal positive sputum samples and in S. pneumoniae isolates

Sample group and gene	No. of samples	Positive sputum samples by RQ-mPCR among samples with disagreement (n = 5)^b					No. false positive/no. false negative	% Sensitivity	% Specificity
Sample group and gene	No. of samples	102/5F01	107/5F23	113/5F28	101/6S11	101/6D13	No. false positive/no. false negative	% Sensitivity	% Specificity
Samples with complete agreement	51/56^a
Samples with disagreement
lytA	51	+	+	+	+	+	0/0	100	99.3
erm(B)	27	−	−	+	FP	FP	2/0	100	93.9
mef(A)	19	FP	+	FP	FP	FP	2/0	100	94.8
pbp1a	15	FN	−	FP	+	+	1/1	94.4	97.5
pbp2x	24	+	FP	FP	+	+	2/0	100	94.1
pbp2b	12	+	FP	FP	+	+	2/0	100	95.6

That is, the number of samples in complete agreement with RQ-mPCR results in S. pneumoniae isolates/number of all samples.

FP, false-positive; FN, false-negative.