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Table 2 Diagnostic accuracy of multisite pooled testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea

From: Diagnostic accuracy of pooling urine, anorectal, and oropharyngeal specimens for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

Chlamydia (N=5891)

Gonorrhoea (N=6565)

Pooled sensitivity

93.1% [95% CI 90.5−95.0, I2=43.3, p<0.001]

94.1% [95% CI 90.9−96.3, I2=68.4, p<0.001]

Pooled specificity

99.4% [95% CI 99.0−99.6, I2=52.9, p<0.001]

99.6% [95% CI 99.1−99.8, I2=83.6, p<0.001]

Diagnostic odds ratio

2181 [1013−4696]

4190 [1435−12237]

Positive likelihood ratio

152 [88−263]

246 [102−593]

Negative likelihood ratio

0.07 [0.05−0.10]

0.06 [0.04−0.09]

Inverse negative likelihood ratio

14 [10−20]

17 [11−27]

  1. 95% CI 95% confidence intervals