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. 2005 Mar;12(3):465–473. doi: 10.1128/CDLI.12.3.465-473.2005

TABLE 4.

Detailed analysis of patients with other common infection by internal studies

Infection No. of serum samples tested No. of serum samples with the following TB Test Screen result:
Specificity (%)
Positive Negative Indeterminate
Pneumonia 16 15 1 100
Bronchitis or bronchial asthma 12 2 9 1 85.7
Malaria 22 22 100
Typhoid 18 18 100
Syphilis 12 12 100
Gonorrhea 18 18 100
Rheumatoid arthritis 16 15 1 100
Common cold 14 2 10 2 87.5
Pulmonary aspergillosis 15 14 1 100
Lung abscess 13 1 10 2 92.8
    Total 156 5 143 8 96.8