Table 3 Sensitivity, Specificity, Negative/Positive Predictive values for the common diagnostic tests for clinical S. aureus
Test | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | NPV (%) | PPV (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MSA | 94 | 79 | 92 | 83 |
DNase | 75 | 96 | 77 | 96 |
1Human plasma | 91 | 11 | 33 | 54 |
2Sheep plasma | 81 | 7 | 25 | 50 |
MSA/DNase | 96 | 92 | 92 | 96 |
Human plasma/MSA | 33 | 100 | 100 | 82 |
Human plasma/DNase | 75 | 100 | 100 | 95 |
Human plasma/DNase/MSA | 75 | 100 | 100 | 94 |
Sheep plasma/MSA | 25 | 100 | 100 | 80 |
Sheep plasma/DNase | 50 | 100 | 100 | 95 |
Sheep plasma/MSA/DNase | 67 | 100 | 100 | 95 |