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Table 2 Comparison between the FICT strip and GIC kit A with culture method as the gold standard

From: An improved procedure based on fluorescence immunochromatography for rapid detection of group B streptococcus from enrichment cultures

 

FICT strip

Total

GIC Kit A

Total

positive

negative

positive

negative

Culture

positive

10

19

29

8

21

29

Method

negative

0

196

196

0

196

196

Total

10

215

225

8

217

225

Sensitivity (%)

34.48

 

27.59

 

Specificity (%)

100

100

PPVa (%)

100

100

NPVb (%)

91.16

90.32

Concordance rate (%)

91.56

 

90.67

 
  1. a Positive predictive value
  2. b Negative predictive value
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