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Table 5 NG prevalence scenarios using the minimum and maximum of the observed site prevalence and these values plus or minus 0.05 (when the subtraction of the fixed value from the minimum observed prevalence yielded a negative result, we reduce the fixed value to 0.01)

From: Clinic-based evaluation of the dual Xpert CT/NG assay on the GeneXpert System for screening for extragenital chlamydial and gonococcal infections amongst men who have sex with men

Pharynx

Rectum

Urine

Pooled Sensitivity

Pooled Specificity

Scenarios

PPV

NPV

Pooled Sensitivity

Pooled Specificity

Scenarios

PPV

NPV

Pooled Sensitivity

Pooled Specificity

Scenarios

PPV

NPV

0,7587

0,9877

0,0303

0,6584

0,9924

0,8968

0,9955

0,0303

0,8616

0,9968

0,9143

0,9975

0,0078

0,7419

1,0000

  

0,0403

0,7215

0,9898

  

0,0503

0,9135

0,9945

  

0,0128

0,8258

1,0000

Prevalence range

0,0974

0,8694

0,9743

Prevalence range

0,1026

0,9580

0,9883

Prevalence range

0,0268

0,9097

0,9999

0,0403

0,0974

0,1474

0,9143

0,9595

0,0503

0,1026

0,1526

0,9729

0,9817

0,0128

0,0268

0,0768

0,9682

0,9998