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. 2017 Nov 14;71(6):498–503. doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2017-204714

Table 3.

Performance of SAT and BACTECTM MGITTM 960 culture compared with clinical assessment of patients

Method and group Result No. of patients with a clinical diagnosis of MTB Mean (%)
+ Se Sp PPV NPV
SAT
 All + 146 0 66.7 100 100 34.2
73 38
 Smear-positive + 103 0 93.6 100 100 36.4
7 4
 Smear-negative + 43 0 39.4 100 100 34.0
66 34
BACTECTM MGITTM 960 culture
 All + 118 6 53.9 84.2 95.2 24.1
101 32
 Smear-positive + 100 4 90.9 0 96.2 0
10 0
 Smear-negative + 18 2 16.5 94.1 90.0 26.0
91 32

MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; SAT, simultaneous amplification and testing; Se, sensitivity; Sp, specificity.