Identification of an N-terminal 27 kDa fragment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae P116 protein as specific immunogen in M. pneumoniaeinfections

Table 1 Representation of statistical parameters of comparative ELISA analysis for IgM antibodies to M. pneumoniae -

Parameters	P116_(N-27)	P1_(C-40)	P116_(N-27) + P1_(C-40)
Cut Off Value (OD ₄₉₀ )	0.30	0.30	0.30
Sensitivity	90.3%	87.1%	96.8%
Specificity	87.0%	87.1%	90.3%
Positive predictive value	87.5%	87.1%	90.9%
Negative predictive value	90.0%	87.1%	96.6%

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