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Table 4 Validity of multiplex PCR in comparison to CEC-IIF for the detection of respiratory viruses in children with ALRI

From: Respiratory viral infections detected by multiplex PCR among pediatric patients with lower respiratory tract infections seen at an urban hospital in Delhi from 2005 to 2007

Results (RT-PCR/CEC-IIA)

RSV

INF A

PIV1

PIV2

PIV3

hMPV

+/+

27

8

5

10

18

11

+/-

34

1

5

7

4

0

-/-

274

293

296

291

283

290

-/+

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total samples

301

301

301

301

301

301

Sensitivity (%)

100

100

100

100

100

100

Specificity (%)

88.9

99.6

98.3

97.6

98.6

100

Likelihood ratio (positive)

9

250

59

42

71

-