Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Sensitivity and specificity of the qPCR and ddPCR methods for detection of MRSA in 104 nasal specimens
| Method and result | Culture result |
Sensitivity (% [95% CI]) | Specificity (% [95% CI]) | Agreement (% [95% CI]) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | ||||
| qPCR | 38.89 (18.26–63.86) | 97.67 (91.06–99.6) | 87.5 (79.22–92.91) | ||
| Positive | 7 | 2 | |||
| Negative | 11 | 84 | |||
| ddPCR | 100 (78.12–100) | 100 (94.67–100) | 100 (95.56–100) | ||
| Positive | 18 | 0 | |||
| Negative | 0 | 86 | |||
