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. 2008 Feb 7;14(5):741–746. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.741

Table 3.

Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy in diagnosis of CD or GITB

Parameters Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%) Accuracy (%)
Factors predicting CD
Clinical score (fever, hematochezia, diarrhoea and duration of symptoms) 80.7 88.4 87.5 82.1 84.62
Co-existing deep linear/ serpiginous ulcers and/or Cobble-stone appearance 69.2 65.3 66.6 72 67.3
Pathologist reporting as IBD 38.4 88.4 76.9 58.9 63.4
Recurrence of disease after surgery 77.7 100 100 66.6 42.3
Factors predicting GITB
Co-existing pulmonary lesions and/or abdominal lymphadenopathy 57.6 88.4 83.3 67.6 73.1
Pathologist reporting as TB 50 100 100 66.6 75
Granuloma on histology 57.6 69.2 65.2 62 63.4
TB PCR positive 65.3 100 100 74.2 82.6
Smear and/or culture positive for AFB 23 100 100 56.5 61.5
Complete response to ATT 100 100 100 100 100