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Table 2 Comparison of sensitivity and specificity of MHRM assay versus culture identification method, and the degree of agreement between the methods for each test pathogen

From: Multiplex detection of five common respiratory pathogens from bronchoalveolar lavages using high resolution melting curve analysis

Target

True Positive

True Negative

False Positive

False

Negative

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Agreement (%)

Cohen’s Kappa

A. baumannii

22

71

3

0

100

97.3

96.9

0.92

K. pneumoniae

17

71

8

0

100

88.8

91.6

0.76

P. aeruginosa

9

85

2

0

100

97.7

97.9

0.89

S. aureus

9

87

0

0

100

100

100

1.00

E. coli

4

90

2

0

100

97.8

92.7

0.79