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. 2014 Dec 21;4:40. doi: 10.1186/s13613-014-0040-x

Table 2.

The performance of a trigger screening for detection of VAP and CLABSI

  Group 2 (gold standard) Sensitivity, % (95% CI) Specificity, % (95% CI) PPV, % (95% CI) NPV, % (95% CI)
Group 1 (trigger-based)
VAP
No VAP
Total VAP
12/13
409/409
12/12
409/410
VAP
12
0
12
92.3%
100.0%
100.0%
99.8%
No VAP
1
409
410
(63.90 to 98.72)
(99.09 to 100.00)
(73.35 to 100.00)
(98.64 to 99.96)
Total VAP
13
409
422
 
 
 
 
 
CLABSI
No CLABSI
Total CLABSI
22/24
529/529
22/22
529/531
CLABSI
22
0
22
91.7%
100.0%
100.0%
99.6%
No CLABSI
2
529
531
(72.96 to 98.73)
(99.30 to 100.00)
(84.43 to 100.00)
(98.64 to 99.94)
Total CLABSI 24 529 553        

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