Similar efficacy of broad-range ITS PCR and conventional fungal culture for diagnosing fungal infections in non-immunocompromised patients

Table 2 Fungal ITS PCR compared to conventional culture

A total of 251 clinical specimens were included in the study. For fungal identification see Table 1. Abbreviations: −, negative; +, positive. Culture was considered as the gold standard
Analytical sensitivity: 87.7 %, Positive predictive value (PPV): 76.0 %
Analytical specificity: 90.3 %, Negative predictive value (NPV): 95.5 %