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. 2014 May 5;9(5):e96367. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096367

Table 9. Accuracy of active tuberculosis diagnosis by the serology test based on the ELISA using the PGL-Tb1, ESAT-6/CFP10 or both antigens in ATB patients (pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB) stratified by HIV status.

PGL-Tb1* HIV-infected HIV-infected + HIV-unknown Total
Sensitivity (95% CI) 72.3 (62.4–80.7) 40.5 (36.8–44.3) 44.7 (41.2–48.3)
Specificity (95% CI) 90.9 (88.2–93.1) 90.9 (88.2–93.1) 90.9 (88.2–93.1)
PPV (95% CI) 58.9 (49.7-67.6) 84.3 (79.9–88.1) 87.2 (83.5–90.3)
NPV (95% CI) 94.8 (92.5–96.5) 55.8 (52.5–59.1) 54.2 (50.9–57.4)
LR+ 7.93 4.44 4.90
LR- 3.31 1.53 1.65

Footnotes: TB: tuberculosis; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; n/N = number of positive tests/number of tested sera in each group; * Cut-off value for PGL-Tb1: OD = 0.130; ** Cut-off value for ESAT-6/CFP10: OD = 0.100; CI: confidence interval; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; LR+: positive likelihood ratio; LR-: negative likelihood ratio.