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. 2020 Jul 8;10:11194. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-68159-z

Table 4.

Diagnostic performance of mNGS assay compared to conventional methods for CNS infections.

Statistics Metaphlan2 IDseq
Total number of results 74 74
True positive 11 18
True negative 53 53
False positive 2 3
False negative 8 0
Sensitivity 58% (95% CI 34–80%) 100% (95% CI 81–100%)
Specificity 96% (95% CI 87–100%) 95% (94% CI 85–99%)
Accuracy 86% (95% CI 77–93%) 96% (95% CI 87–99%)