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Table 5 Clinical performances of three assays for C. trachomatis using specimens included prostate massage liquid

From: Rapid screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infection by detecting α-mannosidase activity in urogenital tract specimens

Methods

% Sensitivity (95% CI)

% Specificity (95% CI)

Enzymatic methoda

91.5 (85.9, 97.1)

90.0 (87.3, 92.7)

Cell cultureb

63.8 (54.1, 73.5)

100.0 (100.0, 100.0)

LCRc

94.7 (90.2, 99.2)

100.0 (100.0, 100.0)

  1. a Χ2 = 8.030, P = 0.005, P < 0.05; b Χ2 = 8.721, P = 0.003, P < 0.05; c Χ2 = 0.164, P = 0.685, P > 0.05.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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