Table 3 GAS qPCR results in comparison to culture

From: Detection of group a streptococcal pharyngitis by quantitative PCR

qPCR assay	qPCR result	Culture result		% sensitivity*	% specificity*
qPCR assay	qPCR result	+	-	% sensitivity*	% specificity*
speB	+	24	0	100 (88, 100)	100 (96, 100)
speB	-	0	103	100 (88, 100)	100 (96, 100)
spy1258	+	21	0	87 (68, 96)	100 (96, 100)
spy1258	-	3	103	87 (68, 96)	100 (96, 100)

* 95% confidence intervals (Wald method) shown in parentheses.

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