Table 3

Diagnostic test accuracy of Siemens Multistix testing

Test (positive cut-point)Sensitivity (95% CI)Specificity (95% CI)PPV (95% CI)NPV (95% CI)
Leucocyte (trace)0.84 (0.69 to 0.94)0.73 (0.67 to 0.79)0.33 (0.24 to 0.44)0.97 (0.93 to 0.99)
Leucocyte (1+)0.82 (0.66 to 0.92)0.82 (0.76 to 0.87)0.42 (0.31 to 0.54)0.97 (0.93 to 0.99)
Leucocyte (2+)0.66 (0.49 to 0.80)0.91 (0.87 to 0.94)0.54 (0.39 to 0.69)0.94 (0.90 to 0.97)
Leucocyte (3)0.58 (0.41 to 0.74)0.96 (0.93 to 0.98)0.71 (0.52 to 0.86)0.93 (0.90 to 0.96)
Nitrite (trace)0.42 (0.26 to 0.59)0.91 (0.86 to 0.94)0.42 (0.26 to 0.59)0.91 (0.86 to 0.94)
Nitrite (1+)0.42 (0.26 to 0.59)0.95 (0.91 to 0.97)0.57 (0.37 to 0.76)0.91 (0.87 to 0.94)
Nitrite (2+)0.16 (0.06 to 0.31)0.99 (0.97 to 1.00)0.75 (0.35 to 0.96)0.88 (0.84 to 0.92)
Nitrite (3+)0.03 (0.00 to 0.14)0.98 (0.95 to 0.99)0.17 (0.00 to 0.64)0.86 (0.82 to 0.90)
Leucocyte or nitrite (trace)0.84 (0.69 to 0.94)0.71 (0.65 to 0.77)0.32 (0.23 to 0.42)0.97 (0.93 to 0.99)
Leucocyte or nitrite (1+)0.82 (0.66 to 0.92)0.81 (0.75 to 0.86)0.41 (0.30 to 0.53)0.96 (0.93 to 0.99)
Leucocyte or nitrite (2+)0.66 (0.49 to 0.80)0.90 (0.86 to 0.94)0.52 (0.37 to 0.67)0.94 (0.90 to 0.97)
Leucocyte or nitrite (3+)0.61 (0.43 to 0.76)0.94 (0.90 to 0.97)0.62 (0.45 to 0.78)0.94 (0.90 to 0.96)
Leucocyte and nitrite (trace)0.42 (0.26 to 0.59)0.93 (0.89 to 0.96)0.48 (0.31 to 0.66)0.91 (0.87 to 0.94)
Leucocyte and nitrite (1+)0.42 (0.26 to 0.59)0.95 (0.92 to 0.98)0.59 (0.39 to 0.78)0.91 (0.87 to 0.94)
Leucocyte and nitrite (2+)0.16 (0.06 to 0.31)1.00 (0.98 to 1.00)1.00 (0.54 to 1.00)0.88 (0.84 to 0.92)
Leucocyte and nitrite (3+)0.00 (0.00 to 0.09)1.00 (0.98 to 1.00)N/A0.86 (0.82 to 0.90)
  • N/A, not applicable; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.