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Table 3 Diagnostic performance of DT and e-tongue

From: Voltammetric analysis for fast and inexpensive diagnosis of urinary tract infection: a diagnostic study

 

Dipstick

E-tongue

Accuracy, % (95% CI)

75.9 (68–82.7)

81.7 (74.3–87.7)

Sensitivity, % (95% CI)

61.4 (45.5–75.6)

61.4 (45.5–75.6)

Specificity, % (95% CI)

82.5 (73.4–89.4)

90.8 (83.3–95.7)

PPV, % (95% CI)

61.4 (45.5–75.6)

75 (57.8–87.9)

NPV, % (95% CI)

82.5 (73.4–89.4)

84 (75.6–90.4)

Positive likelihood ratio (95% CI)

3.5 (2.1–5.7)

6.7 (3.4–1.3)

Negative likelihood ratio (95% CI)

46.8 (31.9–68.7)

42.5 (29.2–62.1)

Diagnostic odds ratio (95% CI)

747.4 (335.4–1665.7)

1570.6 (628.7–3923.6)

  1. PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value