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Table 2 Validity comparisons for Coosto-detected MRSA outbreaks with SO-ZI/AMR as the reference standard

From: Social media posts and online search behaviour as early-warning system for MRSA outbreaks

MRSA outbreaks

Number of days

 

Validity

TP

FP

FN

TN

 

Se

(95% CI)

Sp

(95% CI)

PPV

(95% CI)

NPV

(95% CI)

All

10

27

39

722

 

20

(10–34)

96

(95–98)

27

(16–42)

95

(92–96)

Any hospital

5

13

25

755

 

17

(6–35)

98

(97–99)

28

(13–50)

97

(96–97)

University hospital

0

1

8

791

 

0

 

100

(99–100)

0

 

99

(99–99)

General hospital

5

12

17

764

 

23

(8–45)

98

(97–99)

29

(14–52)

98

(97–98)

Any hospital and unknown location

6

12

33

747

 

15

(6–31)

98

(97–99)

33

(17–56)

96

(95–96)

University hospital and unknown location

0

1

17

783

 

0

 

100

(99–100)

0

 

98

(98–98)

General hospital and unknown location

6

11

25

756

 

19

(7–37)

99

(97–99)

35

(18–58)

97

(96–97)

Nursing home

1

15

6

778

 

13

(0–53)

98

(97–99)

6

(1–31)

99

(99–99)

Nursing home and unknown location

2

14

14

770

 

13

(2–38)

98

(97–99)

13

(3–37)

98

(98–99)

Other location

0

3

3

795

 

0

 

100

(99–100)

0

 

100

(100–100)

Other location and unknown location

0

3

12

786

 

0

 

100

(99–100)

0

 

99

(98–99)

  1. CI confidence interval, FN false negative, FP false positive, NPV negative predictive value, PPV positive predictive value, Se sensitivity, Sp specificity, TN true negative, TP true positive