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

Table 13. Comparison of the sensitivity of the TST and the serology test based on ELISA using each antigen and their cumulative results in HIV-infected active TB patients stratified by CD4 cell counts/µL (lower or above 200/µL).

Percentage (95% CI)
n/N <200 CD4 cell counts/µL n/N >200 CD4 cell counts/µL P
% (95% CI) % (95% CI)
ELISA
PGL-Tb1 22/36 61.1 (43.5–76.9) 15/20 75.0 (50.9–91.3) 0.3824
ESAT-6/CFP10 22/36 61.1 (43.5–76.9) 14/20 70.0 (45.7–88.1) 0.5713
Both antigens 24/36 66.7 (49.0–81.4) 15/20 75.0 (50.9–91.3) 0.5613
TST 9/11 81.8 (48.2–97.7) 3/4 75.0 (19.4–99.4) 1.000

Footnotes: TB: tuberculosis; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; n/N = number of positive tests/number of tested sera in each group; TST: tuberculin skin test (cut-off 5 mm); Cut-off value for PGL-Tb1: OD = 0.130; Cut-off value for ESAT-6/CFP10: OD = 0.100; CI: confidence interval.