TABLE 7.

Comparative evaluation of TB Screen Test by internal studies^a

Serum sample source	No. of serum samples with the indicated result by the following test:							Sensitivity (%) of TB Screen Test %	Specificity (%) of TB Screen Test
	Total	Results of KP-90 ELISA kit		Results of MycoDot LAM Test		Results of TB Screen Test
		Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative
Patients with confirmed cases of TB	152	108	44	117	35	143	9	94.4	100
Healthy humans (age, 15-45 yr)	344	13	331	10	334	8	336		97.7
BCG-vaccinated children (age, 5-12 yr)	15	3	12	4	11	2	13		88.2
Patients with leprosy (JALMA)	60	14	46	12	48	8	52		88.2
Patients with common infections	27	4	23	4	23	2	25		93.1
Total	598	126	472	147	451	163	435	94.4	95.7

^aSensitivity and specificity were calculated by consideration of samples with indeterminate results as negative. The samples with indeterminate results were retested within a month (41).