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Table 6 Clinical performances of three assays for C. trachomatis using specimens excluded 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

91.8 (86.0, 97.6)

98.3 (97.1, 99.5)

Cell cultureb

64.6 (54.3, 74.9)

100.0 (100.0, 100.0)

LCRc

95.3 (90.8, 99.8)

100.0 (100.0, 100.0)

  1. a Χ2 = 0, P = 1, P > 0.05; b Χ2 = 8.605, P = 0.003, P < 0.05; c Χ2 = 0.116, P = 0.734, P > 0.05.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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