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Table 2 Diagnostic parameters of aqueous humor PCR and serum IgM test for clinical diagnosis

From: Clinical utility of aqueous humor polymerase chain reaction and serologic testing for suspected infectious uveitis: a single-center retrospective study in South Korea

 

Sensitivity

Specificity

Negative predictive value

Positive predictive value

2a

Aqueous PCR

0.431

0.985

0.506

0.980

Serum IgM

0.151

0.970

0.403

0.895

2b

Clinical diagnosis

HSV

VZV

CMV

T. gondii

PCR positivity

0.158

0.630

0.788

0.435

IgM positivity

0.684

0.444

0.082

0.087

  1. The sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive predictive values for PCR and IgM test were evaluated. The diagnostic positivity with PCR and IgM was calculated for each clinical diagnosis. PCR polymerase chain reaction, IgM immunoglobulin M, T. gondii Toxoplasma gondii, HSV Herpes simplex virus, VZV Varicella-zoster virus, CMV Cytomegalovirus