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. 2018 Oct 26;1(6):e183779. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.3779

Table. Sensitivity, Specificity, and NPV of 3-Gene Tuberculosis Score as a Triage Test for Active Tuberculosis and a Test for Progression From Latent Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection to Active Tuberculosis.

Cohort % AUROC (95% CI)
Sensitivity Specificity NPV at 4% Prevalence
WHO test name
Triage test
BASS 90.91 68.75 99.29 0.87 (0.79-0.94)
ACS, 0-7 d 89.47 63.37 99.13 0.86 (0.77-0.96)
CTRC 90.11 89.19 99.42 0.94 (0.88-0.99)
Overall 90 70 99.3
Progression test
ACS, 8-180 d 86 84 98.63 0.86 (0.70-1.00)

Abbreviations: ACS, Adolescent Cohort Study; AUROC, area under receiver operating characteristic curve; BASS, Brazil Active Screen Study; CTRC, Catalysis Treatment Response Cohort; NPV, negative predictive value; WHO, World Health Organization.