Skip to main content
. 2014 Jun 16;9(6):e99810. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099810

Table 7. Performance assay of GeneXrept method when compared to LPA and Conventional- DST in detecting rifampicin (RIF) resistant isolates.

1LPA 2Conventional DST
Sensitivity (%) 99.5% 99.5%
Specificity (%) 96.7% 97.7%
Accuracy (%) 98.6% 98.9%
Positive predictive value (%) 98.5% 98.9%
Negative predictive value (%) 98.9% 98.8%
1

Comparison was carried out among 281 isolates.

2

Comparison was carried out among 276 isolates.