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. 2021 Apr 29;26(17):2001167. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.17.2001167

Table 5. Predictive value of self-reported history of disease and vaccination in paediatric healthcare workers, Denmark, 2019 (n = 555).

Disease EIA positive EIA negative Total PPV NPV
n n n % n/total % n/total
Measles
HD Yes 200 3 203 98.5 200/203 15.8 36/228
No 192 36 228
HV Yes 233 34 267 87.3 233/267 1.3 2/155
No 153 2 155
Mumps
HD Yes 144 4 148 97.3 144/148 20.8 51/245
No 194 51 245
HV Yes 212 45 257 82.5 212/257 6.7 10/149
No 139 10 149
Rubella
HD Yes 180 6 186 96.8 180/186 11.3 25/222
No 197 25 222
HV Yes 251 27 278 90.3 251/278 2.8 4/145
No 141 4 145
Varicella
HD Yes 475 6 481 98.8 475/481 7.7 1/13
No 12 1 13
HV Yes 12 2 14 85.7 12/14 0.5 2/392
No 390 2 392

EIA: enzyme immunoassay; HD: history of disease; HV: history of vaccination; NPV: negative predictive value; PPV: positive predictive value.

Subjects answering ‘unsure’ to a history of disease or vaccination were excluded from analysis.