TABLE 1.

Sensitivity and specificity of RADTs compared with cultures

Culture medium	RADT method	Sample size (no. of patients)	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	Refer- ence
BAP	MMa	767	88.6	97.8	60
BAP	MM	277	86	95	73
BAP	MM	1,103	92.4	99.6	35
BAP	MM	318	91.4	97	34
BAP + THB	MM	520	94.8	100	10
BAP	MM	384	93	98	79
BAP + THB	OIA	200	80	89	42
BAP	OIA	301	91.4	95.6	62
THB	OIA	301	90.4	94.1	62
BAP	OIA	505	93.2	95.0	22
BAP	OIA	505	94.8	98.8	22
BAP	OIA	262	77	97	68
BAP	OIA	690	97	94	16
THB	OIA	690	95	97	16
THB	OIA	475	97.4	95.6	32
THB	OIA	800	98.9	98.4	32
THB	OIA	424	84.2	95.7	15
BAP	OIA	233	79.5	96.9	59
BAP	OIA	86	85	95	71
BAP + THB	OIA	363	89	96.5	45
BAP + THB	OIA	263	77	62	33
THB	OIA	413	89	93	75
BAP + THB	OIA	801	91.5	94.8	35
BAP + THB	OIA	500	83	89	63
BAP	OIA	77	78	90	1
BAP + THB	OIA	302	75.5	97.1	30
BAP + THB	OIA	2,113	84	93	24
BAP + THB	OIA	520	86.1	97.1	10
BAP + THB	EIA	302	92.6	92.8	30
BAP	EIA	182	95.5	96.3	41
BAP	EIA	777	89	96	20
BAP	EIA	1,449	52.6	98.2	86
BAP	EIA	258	95	100	70
BAP	EIA	258	87	100	70
BAP + RADT	EIA	322	80		64
BAP	EIA	351	96.9	97.4	18
BAP	EIA	454	89.9	95.8	47

^aMM, molecular biology-based method.