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. 2017 Jan 19;4:2333794X16686871. doi: 10.1177/2333794X16686871

Table 3.

Validity of WHO Criteriaa.

Parameter Compared to Culture Positive TB
Compared to Culture and/or Xpert MTB/RIF Positive TB
Sensitivity (95% CI) (%) Specificity (95% CI) (%) PPV (95% CI) (%) NPV (95% CI) (%) Accuracy (%) Sensitivity (95% CI) (%) Specificity (95% CI) (%) PPV (95% CI) (%) NPV (95% CI) (%) Accuracy (%)
WHO criteria 40 (14-73) 84 (80-87) 6 (2-16) 98 (96-99) 83% 22 (9-43) 83 (79-87) 9 (4-20) 93 (90-96) 79%

Abbreviations: WHO, World Health Organization; TB, tuberculosis; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; CI, confidence interval.

a

Figures represent n (%), unless specified.