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Positive and negative predictive values of the five different PCR methods
| Value | Results [% (no. of samples with value/total no.)] for PCR method
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16S rRNA gene | Random sequence | SSA gene | ureA gene | ureC (glmM) gene | |
| Positive predictivea | 100 (24/24) | 75 (18/24) | 100 (24/24) | 38 (9/24) | 100 (24/24) |
| Negative predictiveb | 46 (12/26) | 96 (25/26) | 54 (14/26) | 96 (25/26) | 96 (25/26) |
Compared with 24 culture-positive samples.
Compared with 26 culture-negative samples.
