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Comparison of Culture Modalities for Bacterial Diagnosis of Pacemaker and ICD Pocket Infections
| Sensitivity % (95% confidence interval) |
Specificity % (95% confidence interval) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Sonicated fluid | 88 (60–98) | 83 (72–91) |
| Tissue | 82 (54–95) | 88 (77–94) |
| Swab | 69 (41–88) | 97 (89–99) |
