Sampling technique | Histo+ | Histo− | Total | Sens | Spec | PPV | NPV |
k left horn |
k right horn |
|---|
CS | Cul+ | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.24 | 0.893 | 0.667 | 0.568 | 0.192 | 0.204 |
Cul− | 19 | 25 | 44 |
Total | 25 | 28 | 53 |
UL | Cul+ | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.20 | 0.964 | 0.833 | 0.574 | 0.131 | 0.315 |
Cul− | 20 | 27 | 47 |
Total | 25 | 28 | 53 |
CS | Cyt+ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.583 | 0.256 | 0.228 |
Cyt− | 20 | 28 | 48 |
Total | 25 | 28 | 53 |
UL | Cyt+ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0.360 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.636 | 0.277 | 0.431 |
Cyt− | 16 | 28 | 44 |
Total | 25 | 28 | 53 |
- Positive cytological result from smears => 2 % PMNs of 300 cells (×1000); positive histological results from biopsies => 3 PMNs/5 fields (×400)
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PMN polymorphonuclear cells, Cul± culture positive/negative, Cyt± cytology positive/negative, Histo± histopathology positive/negative (PMN infiltration in endometrium/no PMN infiltration in the endometrium), CS cotton swab, UL uterine lavage, Sens sensitivity, Spec specificity, PPV positive predictive values, NPV negative predictive values, k left/right horn- agreement between the number of PMN in biopsies samples taken from the left/right horn and the positive cytology and bacteriology in the compared tests (CS and UL)
