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Comparison of results of 16S rRNA gene PCR and BACTEC 9240 for detection of bacteria in neonatal blood samplesa
| PCR test result | No. of specimens with BACTEC 9240 result:
|
Total no. of specimens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Neg | ||
| Pos | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| Neg | 1 | 520 | 521 |
| Total | 25 | 523 | 548 |
Pos, positive; Neg, negative. PCR sensitivity, 96.0%; specificity, 99.4%; positive predictive value, 88.9%; negative predictive value, 99.8%.
