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. 2016 Jun 6;11(6):e0156740. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156740

Table 2. Evaluation of the MG 23S assay for the detection of M. genitalium.

Reference Assaya
Pos Neg Total N (%) Sensitivity % (95% CI) / Specificity % (95% CI)
PlexPCR Pos 330 1 331 (83) 99.1 (97.4–99.8) / 98.5 (92.0–100.0)
Neg 3 66 69 (17)
Total 333 67 400

a The reference assay for M. genitalium detection was an in house qPCR assay targeting the 16S rRNA gene [21].