Table 2

LDQA results in comparison with resolved data from 1028 urines for C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae

C trachomatis resultsN gonorrhoeae results
LDQA CT resultLDQA NG result
PositiveNegativePositiveNegative
Resolved CT resultPositive88088Resolved NG resultPositive17017
Negative1937938Negative010111011
899371026*1710111028
  • * Two samples were excluded due to repeatedly inhibitory COBAS and Artus results.

  • Laboratory-developed quadruplex assay (LDQA) C trachomatis (CT) sensitivity 100%, specificity 99.9%, kappa value 0.99, positive predictive value (PPV) 98.9%, negative predictive value (NPV) 100%.

  • LDQA N gonorrhoeae (NG) sensitivity 100%, specificity 100%, kappa value 1.00, PPV 100%, NPV 100%.