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. 1998 Mar;36(3):684–689. doi: 10.1128/jcm.36.3.684-689.1998

TABLE 5.

Comparison of confirmed results for nonrespiratory specimens by AMTDT 1 and AMTDT 2

Test and result No. of specimens with the following confirmed result:
Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%)
Positive Negative Total
AMTDT 1
 Positive 57 0 57 83.0 100 100 94.0
 Negative 11 204a 215
 Total 68 204 272
AMTDT 2
 Positive 59 0 59 86.8 100 100 98.4
 Negative 9 204a 213
 Total 68 204 272
a

Nine specimens were culture positive for NTM.