TABLE 2.

Performances of diagnostic tests for patients with IFI (per sample and per patient)

Type of comparison and IFI	Assay	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	PPV (%)a	NPV (%)a
Per sample
Aspergillosis (n = 116)	GM	24	99	97	57
	BG	58	88	83	67
Candidemia (n = 102)	GM	2	99	67	54
	BG	61	88	82	72
Other mold infection (n = 77)	GM	6	99	83	62
	BG	47	88	72	72
Per patient
Aspergillosis (n = 22)	GM	38	100	100	61
	BG	67	90	88	72
Candidemia (n = 23)	GM	0	100	NA	49
	BG	62	90	87	69
Other mold infection (n = 17)	GM	6	100	100	57
	BG	63	90	83	75

^aPPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.