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. 2020 Aug 11;223(7):1232–1240. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa495

Table 2.

Amino Acid Alterations and Combinations in Non-penA Genes of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strains Associated With the Highest Sensitivity and Specificity for Decreased Susceptibility to Ceftriaxone

Mosaic penA Nonmosaic penA All Strains
Non-penA Alterations Sensitivity Specificity Sensitivity Specificity Sensitivity Specificity
ponA L421P 1 0.108 0.991 0.521 0.996 0.454
mtrR delA 0.954 0.172 0.952 0.609 0.953 0.528
mtrR delA + ponA L421P 0.919 0.239 0.893 0.717 0.906 0.64
≥1 penB G120, A121 alteration(s) 0.988 0.111 0.945 0.486 0.966 0.421
mtrR delA + penB G120 +A121 alteration(s) 0.971 0.38 0.852 0.721 0.918 0.649
penB G120 + A121 alterations 0.984 0.126 0.902 0.607 0.943 0.523
ponA L421P + and ≥1 of penB G120, A121 alteration(s) 0.977 0.127 0.862 0.684 0.922 0.607