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. 2012 Apr 11;2(2):121–127. doi: 10.1556/EuJMI.2.2012.0001

Table 2.

Site-specific prevalences and performance characteristics of the cobas® 4800 CT/NG test

Chlamydia trachomatis
TOH IWA YOS IES MIY HAR NIS KAW ITO Overall

No. of subjects 345 32 178 120 45 14 17 50 29 830
Prevalence (%)
C. trachomatis
8 25 8 11 44 29 47 42 34 15
Sensitivity (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Specificity (%) 100 96 100 100 100 100 89 100 95 100
PPV (%) 100 89 100 100 100 100 89 100 91 98
NPV (%) 100 96 100 100 100 100 89 100 95 100

Neisseria gonorrhoeae
TOH IWA YOS IES MIY HAR NIS KAW ITO Overall

No. of subjects 345 32 178 120 45 14 17 50 29 830
Prevalence (%)
N. gonorrhoeae
1 13 2 0 16 36 35 22 38 6
Sensitivity (%) 100 100 100 n.c. 100 100 100 100 100 100
Specificity (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PPV (%) 100 100 100 n.c. 100 100 100 100 100 100
NPV (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

TOH, Toho Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital; IWA, Iwasawa Clinic; YOS, Yoshio Clinic; IES, Iesaka Clinic; MIY, Miyamotochou Chuo Clinic; HAR, Hara Genitourinary Hospital; NIS, Nishimura Urology Clinic; KAW, Kawai Urology Clinic; ITO, Ito Clinic. n.c., not calculated due to zero value for N. gonorrhoeae.