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Table 1 Concordance between qPCR and culture on BAL/ETA in VAP patients.

From: Concordance between a new molecular real-time approach and traditional culture in suspected VAP patients

 

Positive culture

qPCR

Agreement (%)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

S. aureus(BAL/ETA)

28/20

31/25

96.7/89.7

96.6/76.9

96.8/93.8

P. aeruginosa(BAL/ETA)

23/20

20/23

97.6/93.5

100/100

97.1/92.4

Enterobacteriaceae (BAL/ETA)

27/7

36/18

90.3/85.0

90.0/58.3

90.4/88.4