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. 2020 Jul 28;39(12):2427–2440. doi: 10.1007/s10096-020-03993-7

Table 2.

Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy for the MYCO WELL D-ONE detection of Mycoplasma hominis

Detection of M. hominis Total sample number Sensitivity Specificity Positive predictive value Negative predictive value Accuracy
Overall 983 78.23% 98.84% 90.65% 96.92% 96.24%
Swab 297 78.57% 97.93% 89.80% 95.16% 94.28%
Urine 686 77.46% 99.35% 93.22% 97.45% 97.09%
Male 335 92.86% 99.69% 92.86% 99.69% 99.40%
Female 648 76.36% 98.33% 90.32% 95.32% 94.60%

Relative to qPCR detection of M. hominis infection across sample types and genders. The MYCO WELL D-ONE was most sensitive for the detection of M. hominis infections in males (92.86%). Specificity and accuracy were highest for male (99.69% and 99.40%, respectively) and urine samples (99.35% and 97.09%, respectively)