TABLE 4.
Comparison of AMPLICOR N. gonorrhoeae PCR versus nested cppB PCR with clinical specimens
| AMPLICOR PCR result, gender, and specimena | No. of specimens with the following result by the nested cppB PCR:
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |
| Positiveb | 81 | 15 |
| Male | ||
| FPU | 35 | 3 |
| US | 7 | 2 |
| Female | ||
| FPU | 11 | 2 |
| GS | 28 | 8 |
| Equivocal | 3 | 14 |
| Male | ||
| FPU | 2 | |
| US | 1 | |
| Female | ||
| FPU | 1 | 2 |
| GS | 2 | 9 |
| Negativec | 2 | 92 |
| Male | ||
| FPU | 40 | |
| US | 6 | |
| Female | ||
| FPU | 1 | 26 |
| GS | 1 | 20 |
a
FPU, first-pass urine; US, urethral swab; GS, genital swab.
b
Positive predictive value, 84.4%.
c
Negative predictive value, 97.9%.