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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2017 Sep 1;21(9):1013–1019. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0078

Figure 3. Diagnostic accuracy of CRP for pulmonary tuberculosis among outpatients.

Figure 3

Figure 3

A. Forest plot.

B. Hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristics (HSROC) plot.

Abbreviations: CRP (C-reactive protein)

*CRP evaluated as a screening test for tuberculosis

†CRP evaluated as a diagnostic test for symptomatic patients undergoing tuberculosis evaluation

Pooled sensitivity 93% (95% CI: 85–97); test for heterogeneity I2 = 39%, p=0.16

Pooled specificity 62% (95% CI: 42–79); test for heterogeneity I2 = 96%, p<0.0001