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Table 2 Results of the case study for two conditions — A) when a test with a sensitivity of 0.70 and specificity of 0.90 is used, and B) when a perfect test (sensitivity and specificity of 1.0) is used. The underlined numbers are false-positive results

From: Correction of vaccine effectiveness derived from test-negative case–control studies

A

Test

Total

Vaccinated

Positive

Negative

    Yes

910 + 5683

53 342

59 935

    No

2039 + 3206

34 820

40 065

Total

  

100 000

B

Test (Disease)

Total

Vaccinated

Positive

Negative

    Yes

910

59 025

59 935

    No

2039

38 026

40 065

Total

2949

97 051

100 000