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. 2019 Oct 29;51(1):403–407. doi: 10.1007/s42770-019-00171-6

Table 2.

Percent of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value observed

Test result (universal primer) mec gene (classical and variant) Total Predictive value
+ -
+ 201 4 205 PPV = 98%
- 15 343 358 NPV = 95.8%
Total 216 347
S = 93.1% Sp = 98.8%

S, sensitivity; Sp, specificity; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; +, positive; -, negative