Recombinant proteins | Cut-off | Sensitivity (%) (no. positive/total no.*) | Specificity (%) (no. positive/total no. †) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Culture confirmed | IFAT confirmed | Combined |  |
 |  | (n = 42) | (n = 26) | (n = 68) |  |
TssD-5 (type VI secretion system HCP protein) | 0.1094 | 62 (26/42) | 85 (22/26) | 71 (48/68) | 96 (4/90) |
Omp3 (outer membrane protein A) | 0.1387 | 50 (21/42) | 73 (19/26) | 59 (40/68) | 90 (9/90) |
smBpF4 (serine protease MprA) | 0.1269 | 38 (16/42) | 46 (12/26) | 41 (28/68) | 89 (10/90) |
Omp85 (outer membrane protein) | 0.2030 | 19 (8/42) | 19 (5/26) | 19 (13/68) | 96 (4/90) |
Cocktails of 4 recombinant proteins§ | 0.1936 | 64 (27/42) | 65 (17/26) | 65 (44/68) | 99 (1/82**) |
Multiple antigens combination (all 4 recombinant proteins‡) |  |  |  | 88.2 (60/68) | 96 (4/90) |