Table 6 Sensitivity and specificity for bacteria detection
From: Unified metagenomic method for rapid detection of microorganisms in clinical samples
Microbial abundance | 30 min sequencing | 2 h sequencing | 24 h sequencing | |||
Sensitivity | Specificity (%) | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | |
0.5% | 81 | 100 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 93 |
1% | 81 | 100 | 90 | 100 | 94 | 100 |
2% | 81 | 100 | 87 | 100 | 90 | 100 |
5% | 75 | 100 | 84 | 100 | 90 | 100 |
10% | 70 | 100 | 80 | 100 | 88 | 100 |
