Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
The diagnostic accuracy of MTB culture, Xpert MTB/RIF assay, and pathological examination for peripheral nodular PTB
| Test | Sensitivity (P-value) |
Specificity (P-value) |
AUC (P-value) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Culture vs. Xpert MTB/RIF |
< 0.001 | 1.000 | < 0.001 |
|
Culture vs. pathological examination |
0.843 | < 0.001 | 0.068 |
|
Xpert MTB/RIF vs. pathological examination |
< 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
AUC: area under the curve
