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. 2019 Sep 19;17:100125. doi: 10.1016/j.jctube.2019.100125

Table 4.

Comparison of urine and sputum specimen for the diagnosis of active PTB in people living with HIV by using sputum culture as old standard, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Urine sample Sputum culture positive Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV Kappa value
Positive Negative Total
Smear Positive 7 0 7 21.2% 100% 100% 76.4% 0.279
Negative 26 84 110
Total 33 84 117
Culture Positive 13 4 17 39.4% 95.2% 76.5% 80% 0.406
Negative 20 80 100
Total 33 84 117
PCR Positive 24 9 33 72.7% 89.3% 72.7% 89.3% 0.620
Negative 9 75 84
Total 33 84 117

PPV, positive predicted value; NPV, negative predicted value.