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. 2017 Apr 19;37(4):305–312. doi: 10.3343/alm.2017.37.4.305

Table 3. Sensitivity and specificity of the six different phenotypic tests.

Performance characteristics (compared to presence of carbapenemase genes) MHT THT CNPt CNPt-direct BCT CIM
Sensitivity, % (95% CI) 75.5 (68.4–82.7) 84.9 (78.9–90.9) 66.2 (58.3–74.1) 92.8 (88.5–97.1) 82.0 (75.6–88.4) 93.5 (89.4–97.6)
Specificity, % (95% CI) 94.0 (89.7–98.3) 91.5 (86.4–96.5) 100 (96.9–100)* 100 (96.9–100)* 100 (96.9–100)* 100 (96.9–100)*

*These data were determined by the exact McNemar's test. Other data were determined by the asymptotic McNemar's test.

Abbreviations: MHT, modified Hodge test; THT, Triton Hodge test; CNPt, Carba NP test; CNPt-direct, simplified Carba NP test; BCT, blue-Carba NP test; CIM, carbapenem inactivation method; CI, confidence interval.