Skip to main content

Table 5 Comparison of specificity and sensitivity of different tests for the detection of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC in lung tissue

From: Assessment of a novel multiplex real-time PCR assay for the detection of the CBPP agent Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoidesSC through experimental infection in cattle

Lung: n = 39, Condition: positive = 19, negative = 20

  

rt-PCR

PCR

 

Culture

MSC_0136

MSC_1046

SC3

True positives

16

18

18

15

False positives

0

0

0

0

False negatives

3

1

1

4

True negatives

-

20

20

20

Sensitivity

84.2%

94.7%

94.7%

78.9%

Specificity

-

100%

100%

100%

  1. n = total number, rt: real time.