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Performance of the diagnostic assaysa
| Test | No. of results
|
% Sensitivity (95% CI) | % Specificity (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| True positive | True negative | False positive | False negative | |||
| qPCR assay | 31 | 47 | 0 | 15 | 67 (52-81) | 100 (93-100) |
| GM EIA with index of 1.0 | 30 | 49 | 1 | 19 | 61 (46-75) | 98 (89-100) |
| GM EIA with index of 0.5 | 37 | 47 | 3 | 12 | 76 (61-87) | 94 (84-99) |
BAL fluid analysis results from 46 case and 47 control patients for qPCR and 49 case and 50 control patients for GM EIA are shown.
