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TABLE 3.

Assay results and clinical parameters

Assay	Result	No. with indicated result among:		Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	Predictive values (%)
Assay	Result	Clinically suspected TBM cases (24 cases)	Negative control group (35 samples)	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	Positive	Negative
M. tuberculosis culture	+	8	0	33.3	100	100	68.6
M. tuberculosis culture	−	16	35	33.3	100	100	68.6
Single-PCR assay	+	5	0	20.8	100	100	64.8
Single-PCR assay	−	19	35	20.8	100	100	64.8
Nested-PCR assay	+	22	0	91.7	100	100	94.6
Nested-PCR assay	−	2	35	91.7	100	100	94.6
OR-QNRT-PCR assay	+	23	0	95.8	100	100	97.2
OR-QNRT-PCR assay	−	1	35	95.8	100	100	97.2
WR-QNRT-PCR assay	+	23	0	95.8	100	100	97.2
WR-QNRT-PCR assay	−	1	35	95.8	100	100	97.2