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Detection of CDAD by C-Tox, Tox-A/B, and TR-Tox-A
| Test(s) | No. of specimens with indicated test result
|
Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Positive predictive value (%) | Negative predictive value (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | False positive | False negative | |||||
| Toxin | 52 | 445 | ||||||
| C-Tox | 50 | 442 | 3 | 2 | 96.1 | 99.3 | 94.3 | 99.5 |
| Tox-A/B | 44 | 437 | 8 | 8 | 84.6 | 98.2 | 84.6 | 98.2 |
| TR-Tox-A | 36 | 445 | 0 | 16 | 69.2 | 100 | 100 | 96.5 |
| TR-GDH, Tox-A/B, and C-Tox | 52 | 445 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| TL-GDH, TR-Tox-A, and C-TOX | 50 | 447 | 0 | 2 | 96.1 | 100 | 100 | 99.5 |
