Table 3.

Comparison of the detection sensitivity for the avian influenza virus-positive specimens between the multiplex RT-PCR-electrochemical DNA sensor and the real-time PCR kits.

Virus	Number of true positive specimens	Multiplex RT-PCR-electrochemical DNA sensor		Real-time PCR
		Number with positive results	Sensitivity % (95% CI)	Number with positive results	Sensitivity % (95% CI)
H5N1	16	16	100% (79.41–100)	16	100% (79.41–100)
H5N6	56	56	100% (93.62–100)	56	100% (93.62–100)
H7N9	27	23	85.19% (82.61–87.76)	27	100% (87.23–100)
H9N2	82	82	100% (95.60–100)	82	100% (95.60–100)
H10N8	5	5	100% (47.82–100)	5	100% (47.82–100)
Total	186	182	97.85% (97.70–98.00)	186	100% (98.04–100)