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. 2011 Jan 24;6(1):e16236. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016236

Table 2. Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of real-time PCR assays targeting rrs or lipL32.

Diagnostic test Cases Controls
Patients positive/total number tested Sensitivity% (95%CI) Patients positive/total number tested Specificity% (95%CI)
rrs PCR assay 74/133 56 (47–64) 14/133 90 (83–94)
lipL32 PCR assay 57/133 43 (34–52) 9/133 93 (88–97)
Culture 39/133 29 (22–38) 0/133 100
MAT 115/133 86 (79–92) 0/133 100
rrs PCR assay for leptospiremia 37/39 95 (83–99) - -
lipL32 PCR assay for leptospiremia 34/39 87 (73–96) - -