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Sensitivity and specificity of the methodologies employed in comparison to the MALDI TOF gold standard
| Methodologies employed | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTT | CM | |||||
| Symptomatic | Asymptomatic | Media | Symptomatic | Asymptomatic | Media | |
| Sensitivity | 84% | 72% | 78% | 97% | 93% | 95% |
| Specificity | 82% | 97% | 90% | 98% | 99% | 99% |
GTT germ tube test, CM chromogenic medium
