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.