Table 2

The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of culture and LCR for pharyngeal gonorrhoea

SensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV
Prevalence of pharyngeal gonorrhoea 12.7% (32/251).
Culture46.9% (15/32)100.0% (219/219)100.0% (15/15)92.8% (219/236)
LCR100.0% (32/32)98.2% (215/219)88.9% (32/36)100.0% (215/215)