Table 2.

Comparison of the diagnostic efficacy of five positive mNGS criteria for viral encephalitis and/or meningitis (Definite, n = 54).

SSRN	Positive consistent rate	Negative consistent rate	Total consistent rate	AUC	SE	95% CI
≥1	0.444	0.848	0.734	0.646	0.047	0.554–0.738
≥2	0.426	0.891	0.760	0.659	0.047	0.566–0.751
≥3	0.407	0.899	0.760	0.653	0.047	0.560–0.746
≥5	0.370	0.899	0.760	0.634	0.048	0.541–0.728
≥10	0.315	0.928	0.755	0.621	0.048	0.527–0.715

SSRN, species-specific read number; AUC, area under the curve; SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval.