TABLE 1.
Screening test(s) | Sensitivity (%) at colony counts of:
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Specificity (%) at colony count of:
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Predictive value (%) at colony counts of:
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Positive predictive value
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Negative predictive value
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103 | 104 | 105 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 103 | 104 | 105 | |
LE | 71.4 | 76.9 | 84.4 | 59.4 | 59.4 | 59.4 | 3.1 | 16.0 | 19.4 | 99.1 | 96.3 | 97.1 |
NIT | 0 | 7.9 | 43.6 | 96.6 | 96.6 | 96.6 | 0 | 27.3 | 75.0 | 99.1 | 86.8 | 88.2 |
LE and NIT | 0 | 25 | 84 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 0 | 42.9 | 84 | 99.1 | 96.3 | 98.3 |
Colony counts for significant bacteriuria are expressed in CFU of one or two bacteria defined as uropathogens (see Materials and Methods) per milliliter.