Verification of the ProPneumo-1 assay for the simultaneous detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae in clinical respiratory specimens

Table 5 Specificity and sensitivity of the ProPneumo-1 assay for M. pneumoniae,

Before discordant analysis
*M. pneumoniae*	Culture Results
ProPneumo-1 Results		Positive	Negative
	Positive	38	1
	Negative	2	47
	Total	38/40	47/48
		Sensitivity = 95%	Specificity = 98%
Following discordant analysis with PneumoBacter-1
*M. pneumoniae*	Reference Method Results
ProPneumo-1 Results		Positive	Negative
	Positive	41	1
	Negative	0	47
	Total	41/41	47/48
		Sensitivity = 100%	Specificity = 98%

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