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. 2018 May 2;67(6):861–868. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy115

Table 3.

Performance of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Environmental Panels in Predicting Same-Visit Colonization of the Patient in Validation Facilities

Performance measurement Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Panel 95% CI Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Panel 95% CI
Receiver operating characteristic curve 0.71 0.65–0.77 0.72 0.68–0.77
Positive concordance, % 48 36–60 68 59–76
Negative concordance, % 93 90–96 77 71–82
Positive predictive value, % 61 49–72 58 52–64
Negative predictive value, % 89 87–91 84 80–87
Positive likelihood ratio 7.4 4.5–11.9 2.9 2.3–3.8
Negative likelihood ratio 0.56 0.44–0.70 0.42 0.32–0.54

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.