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Comparison of LCTB assay with clinical diagnosis and with culture after exclusion of cases on TB treatment for more than 30 days
| Comparison | Value when excluding cases with >30 days of TB treatment |
|
|---|---|---|
| % sensitivity (na) | % specificity | |
| LCTB vs clinical diagnosis | ||
| Lung | 26.3 (27) | 100 |
| Liver | 21 (27) | 100 |
| Lymph node | 41.6 (14) | 100 |
| BM | 5.3 (27) | 100 |
| CSF | 10.5 (27) | 100 |
| LCTB vs culture | ||
| Lung | 37.5 (21) | 84.6 |
| Liver | 42.8 (20) | 94.4 |
| Lymph node | 100 (12) | 70 |
| BM | 0 (22) | 100 |
| CSF | 100 (25) | 100 |
n, no. of specimens.
