Table 3.
Diagnostic performance of LAMP for the detection of MTBC from 349 sputum specimens compared with GeneXpert MTB/RIF.
| The novel assay | Genexpert | Sensitivity % (95% CI) | Specificity % (95% CI) | OPA a % (95% CI) | Cohen’s κ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||||
| Positive | 168 | 4 | 90.32 (85.14-94.16) |
97.55 (93.84-99.33) |
93.70 (90.61-96.01) |
0.8740 |
| Negative | 18 | 159 | ||||
OPA, overall percent agreement.