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. 2014 Feb 26;14:110. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-110

Table 2.

Diagnostic accuracy of urine LAM and/or sputum smear microscopy (AFB) testing for culture-confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis

 
Sensitivity
Specificity
LR Positive
LR Negative
Positive PV
Negative PV
  N % (95% CI) N % (95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI)
Urine LAM alone
 All participants
17/60
28.3 (17.5-41.4)
254/282
90.1 (86.0-93.3)
2.85 (1.67-4.87)
0.80 (0.68-0.94)
37.8 (23.8-53.5)
85.5 (81.0-89.3)
  CD4 ≥ 100 cells/mm3
5/20
25.0 (9.0-49.0)
153/167
91.6 (86.3-95.3)
2.98 (1.20-7.41)
0.82 (0.63-1.06)
26.3 (9.0-51.2)
91.1 (85.7-94.9)
  CD4 < 100 cells/mm3
12/32
37.5 (21.1-56.3)
53/61
86.9 (75.8-94.2)
2.86 (1.30-6.27)
0.72 (0.54-0.96)
60.0 (36.1-80.9)
72.6 (60.9-82.4)
Sputum AFB alone
 All participants
11/60
18.3 (9.5-30.4)
269/282
95.4 (92.3-97.5)
3.98 (1.87-8.44)
0.86 (0.76-0.97)
45.8 (25.6-67.2)
85.6 (80.2-88.4)
  CD4 ≥ 100 cells/mm3
4/20
20.0 (5.7-43.7)
158/167
94.6 (90.0-97.5)
3.68 (1.25-10.89)
0.85 (0.68-1.06)
30.8 (9.0-61.4)
90.8 (85.4-94.6)
  CD4 < 100 cells/mm3
4/32
12.5 (3.5-29.0)
60/61
98.4 (91.2-99.9)
7.63 (0.89-65.40)
0.89 (0.78-1.02)
80.0 (28.4-99.5)
68.2 (57.4-77.7)
Urine LAM or sputum AFB*
 All participants
23/60
38.3 (26.0-51.8)
242/282
85.8 (81.1-89.7)
2.70 (1.76-4.16)
0.72 (0.59-0.88)
36.5 (24.7-49.6)
86.7 (82.2-90.5)
  CD4 ≥ 100 cells/mm3
7/20
35.0 (15.4-59.2)
145/167
86.8 (80.6-91.5)
2.64 (1.29-5.39)
0.75 (0.54-1.04)
24.1 (10.3-43.5)
91.7 (86.3-95.5)
  CD4 < 100 cells/mm3 13/32 40.6 (23.7-59.4) 52/61 85.3 (73.8-93.0) 2.75 (1.32-5.74) 0.70 (0.51-0.94) 59.1 (36.4-79.3) 73.2 (61.4-83.1)

*Test considered positive if either Urine LAM or sputum AFB were positive.

LR = likelihood ratio; PV = predictive value; CI = confidence interval.