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Table 3 Comparison of PCRun® Canine Ehrlichia Kit to the E. canis gltA TaqMan PCR. Totals of 33 samples from the UK and 215 samples from Israel were assessed in a double-blind study, with statistical analysis performed using MedCalc Software [30] (see Additional file 2: Table S1 and Additional file 3: Table S2 for positivity data)

From: A new TaqMan method for the reliable diagnosis of Ehrlichia spp. in canine whole blood

 

UK

Israel

Benchmark

PCRun (16S)

PCRun (16S)

Test assay

Taqman (gltA)

Taqman (gltA)

Total tests

33

215

Sensitivity (%)

100

100

Specificity (%)

100

100

Accuracy (%)

100

100

Positive predictive value (%)

100

100

Negative predictive value (%)

100

100

Prevalence (%)

42

21

False discovery rate

0

0

False positive rate

0

0

False omission rate

0

0

False negative rate

0

0

Positive likelihood ratio

100

100

Negative likelihood ratio

0

0