Table 3 Comparison of the results from TAC assay and those of the conventional methods
From: Evaluation of TaqMan Array card (TAC) for the detection of 28 respiratory pathogens
Pathogens | Established-method positive n = 370 | Established-method negative n = 384 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC+ | TAC- | TAC+ | TAC- | |
INF-A | 51 | 4 | 2 | 35 |
INF-B | 30 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
PIV-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
PIV-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
PIV-3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
HMPV | 26 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
HRV | 33 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
HEV | 21 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
HADV | 18 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
RSV | 62 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
MPN | 18 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
SP | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
MT | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
HBOV | 23 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
MV | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
RV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
HCOV | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
Total | 353 | 17 | 13 | 371 |
Sensitivity = 95.4% | Specificity = 96.6% | |||