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. 2014 Mar 19;9(3):e89687. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089687

Table 5. Accuracy of ATS criteria in predicting colonization or infection by MDROs at ICU admission.

Overall Infection Pneumonia
(n = 610) (n = 344) (n = 286)
Sensitivity 161/230 (70.0%) 99/128 (77.3%) 81/105 (77.1%)
Specificity 120/380 (31.6%) 65/216 (30.1%) 50/181 (27.6%)
PPV 161/421 (38.2%) 99/250 (39.6%) 81/212 (38.2%)
NPV 120/189 (63.5%) 65/94 (69.1%) 50/74 (67.6%)

Abbreviations: PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.