TABLE 3.

Performance of CHROMagar^TMSTEC compared with real-time polymerase chain reaction assay.

	In-house developed assay
CHROMagarTMSTEC		+	_	Total
	+	5	48	53
	_	9	164	173
Total		14	212	226

CHROMagar^TMSTEC sensitivity = 5/14*100 = 33.3%

CHROMagar^TMSTEC specificity = 164/212*100 = 77.4%

CHROMagar^TMSTEC positive predictive value = 5/53*100 = 9.4%

CHROMagar^TMSTEC negative predictive value = 164/173*100 = 95%