Table 2. Sensitivity and specificity of PCR method when culture is gold standard.
PCR: polymerase chain reaction; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value
| PCR | |
| Sensitivity | 100% |
| Specificity | 94.34% |
| PPV | 89.82% |
| NPV | 100% |
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