Table 1.
Amino Acid Alterations and Combinations in the penA Gene of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strains Associated With the Highest Sensitivity and Specificity for Decreased Susceptibility to Ceftriaxone
| Mosaic penA | Nonmosaic penA | All Strains | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| penA Alterations | Sensitivity | Specificity | Sensitivity | Specificity | Sensitivity | Specificity |
| L447V | 1 | 0.008 | 0.003 | 0.963 | 0.447 | 0.742 |
| A311V | 0.092 | 1 | 0 | 0.999 | 0.039 | 0.999 |
| I312M | 0.98 | 0.032 | 0 | 0.997 | 0.429 | 0.781 |
| T483P/S | 0.082 | 1 | 0 | 0.997 | 0.036 | 0.998 |
| V316T/P | 0.962 | 0.043 | 0 | 0.997 | 0.416 | 0.793 |
| H541N | 0.957 | 0.017 | 0.068 | 0.907 | 0.464 | 0.699 |
| F504L | 0.957 | 0.012 | 1 | 0.027 | 0.981 | 0.023 |
| A510V | 0.957 | 0·012 | 1 | 0.027 | 0.981 | 0.023 |
| ≥1 of G542S, P551L/S, A501V/T | 0.032 | 0.972 | 0.947 | 0.450 | 0.583 | 0.623 |
| A501V/T | 0.007 | 0.997 | 0.661 | 0.919 | 0.369 | 0.936 |
| ≥1 of G542S, P551L/S, I566V | 0.359 | 0.810 | 0.953 | 0.328 | 0.716 | 0.487 |
| ≥1 of G542S, P551L/S, A574N | 0.359 | 0.582 | 0.950 | 0.207 | 0.723 | 0.276 |
| ≥1 of P551L/S and I566V | 0.360 | 0.582 | 0.908 | 0.386 | 0.690 | 0.422 |