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Performance of the β-glucan assay in coccidioidomycosis patients using >80 pg/ml as the cutoff for a positive result
| Variable | Value in patients: |
|
|---|---|---|
| With acute coccidioidomycosis | Hospitalized with coccidioidomycosis | |
| Sensitivity (%) | 19.1 | 43.9 |
| Specificity (%) | 91.1 | 91.1 |
| Positive predictive value (%) | 69.2 | 81.8 |
| Negative predictive value (%) | 51.9 | 64.1 |
| Positive likelihood ratio | 2.15 | 6.03 |
| Negative likelihood ratio | 0.89 | 0.62 |
