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. 2011 Dec;18(12):2090–2094. doi: 10.1128/CVI.05166-11

Table 3.

Positive and negative predictive values of IgG in active tuberculosis cases

Disease typea PPV, % (95% CI) NPV, % (95% CI)
pTB + epTB 100 (96-100) 58.1 (49.1-66.7)
pTB 100 (95.4-100) 72.8 (63-80.9)
epTB 100 (77.1-100) 74.3 (64.4-82.2)
a

epTB, extrapulmonary tuberculosis; pTB, pulmonary tuberculosis.