Research Article
Advantages and Limitations of Direct PCR Amplification of Bacterial 16S-rDNA from Resected Heart Tissue or Swabs Followed by Direct Sequencing for Diagnosing Infective Endocarditis: A Retrospective Analysis in the Routine Clinical Setting
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Calculation of sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values. Calculation of sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values is based on a dataset of . The gold standard is defined according to the criteria outlined in Definition of Diagnosed IE (Section 2).
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