Sample source rRNA Gene Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%) Blood 18s 17 80 50 46 Blood 5.8s 61 40 54 47 Serum 18s 5 84 25 43 Serum 5.8s 13 50 23 33 PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction; PPV: Positive Predictive Value; NPV: Negative Predictive Value.

Table 4: Performance of PCR test in patients with candidemia using two primers 18.s and 5.8s.