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Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values (%) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of RLB for the detection of feline haemoplasmas using qPCR as the gold standard

From: A comparison of real-time PCR and reverse line blot hybridization in detecting feline haemoplasmas of domestic cats and an analysis of risk factors associated with haemoplasma infections

Parameter

Sensitivity <95%CI>

Specificity

Positive Predictive value

Negative Predictive value <95%CI>

Positive for any haemoplasma

64.7 <53.7-75.9>

100.0

100.0

76.4 <68.3-84.5>

‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum’

83.3 <72.8-93.9>

100.0

100.0

92.9 <88.1-97.6>

Mycoplasma haemofelis

26.8 <13.3-40.4>

100.0

100.0

78.7 <72.0-85.5>