Neisseria gonorrhoeae urine PCR protocol validation results in comparison with bacterial culture data from 14 319 sexual health screens
| N gonorrhoeae results | ||||
| Urine PCR protocol result | ||||
| Positive | Negative | |||
| Bacterial culture result | Positive | 185 | 6 | 191 |
| Negative | 25 | 14 100 | 14 125 | |
| 210 | 14 106 | 14 316 | ||
N gonorrhoeae urine PCR protocol sensitivity 96.7%, specificity 99.8%, kappa value 0.99, positive predictive value 88.1%, negative predictive value 100%.