Table 2 Sensitivity and specificity of the PM-TAC assay using ACSF spiked with targeted pathogens
From: Development of a TaqMan Array card to target 21 purulent meningitis-related pathogens
| Â | Numbers of samples | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Targeted Pathogen | IRTP + and PM-TAC + | IRTP + and PM-TAC - | IRTP - and PM-TAC + | IRTP - and PM-TAC - |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 18 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Streptococcus agalactiae | 19 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 20 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Listeria monocytogenes | 19 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 18 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 19 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Escherichia coli | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Cryptococcus neoformans | 17 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Total | Sensitivity = 95% | Specificity = 96% | ||