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. 2019 Sep 27;71(5):1161–1167. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz932

Table 2.

Diagnostic Accuracy of the BD MAX Assay for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Among Raw Specimens Against a Microbiological Reference Standard of Mycobacterial Culture

Microbiological Culture
Analysis and BD MAX Result Positive Negative Total (95% CI)
Overall
 Positive 262 17 279 (PPV, 94% [91–96%])
 Negative 20 593 613 (NPV, 97% [95–98%])
 Total 282 610 892
 Sensitivity 93% (89–95%)a
 Specificity 97% (96–98%)a
Smear stratifiedb
 FM smear positive
  Positive 175 1 176 (PPV, 99% [97–100%])
  Negative 0 0 0
  Total 175 1 176
  Sensitivity 100% (98–100)
  Specificity
 FM smear negative
  Positive 87 15 102 (PPV, 85% [77–91%])
  Negative 20 591 611 (NPV, 97% [95–98%])
  Total 107 606 713
  Sensitivity 81% (73–88%)
  Specificity 98% (96–99%)
 ZN smear positive
  Positive 148 0 148 (PPV, 100% [98–100%])
  Negative 0 0 0 (NPV, 100% [21–100%])
  Total 148 0 148
  Sensitivity 100% (98–100%)
  Specificity
 ZN smear negative
  Positive 114 16 130 (PPV, 88% [81–92%])
  Negative 20 592 612 (NPV, 97% [95–98%])
  Total 134 608 742
  Sensitivity 85% (78–90%)
  Specificity 97% (96–98%)

Abbreviations: BD MAX, BD MAX multidrug-resistant tuberculosis assay; CI, confidence interval; FM, fluorescence microscopy; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; ZN, Ziehl-Neelsen.

aUsing a composite reference standard consisting of Xpert and mycobacterial culture, sensitivity was 93% (275/297 [89–95%]) and specificity was 99% (584/592 [97–99%]).

bSmears performed from raw specimens. Two specimens had a smear status unknown for ZN and 3 specimens had a smear status unknown for FM.