Usefulness of Multiplex Real-Time PCR for Simultaneous Pathogen Detection and Resistance Profiling of Staphylococcal Bacteremia

Table 4

Sensitivity and specificity of mecA, femA specific for S. aureus (femA-SA), femA specific for S. epidermidis (femA-SE), universal 16S rRNA, and staphylococcal 16S rRNA.

Target genes	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)
mecA	98.4	94.5
femA-SA	100.0	100.0
femA-SE	97.9	97.0
Universal 16S rRNA	100.0	100.0
Staphylococcal 16S rRNA	100.0	100.0