7. Sensitivity analyses, Xpert Ultra in cerebrospinal fluid.

Type of specimen	Number of studies (specimens)	Pooled sensitivity (95% Crl)	Pooled specificity (95% Crl)	Predicted sensitivity (95% Crl)	Predicted specificity (95% Crl)
All participants	6 (475)	89.4% (79.1 to 95.6)	91.2% (83.2 to 95.7)	53.0% (36.6 to 69.6)	98.7% (97.5 to 99.5)
Consecutive participant selection	5 (471)	87.9% (76.4 to 94.6)	90.4% (81.1 to 95.1)	88.0% (65.2 to 96.7)	90.5% (65.5 to 97.7)
Reference standard blinding	4 (432)	88.5% (74.7 to 95.6)	89.1% (76.9 to 94.3)	88.6% (63.4 to 97.2)	89.2% (61.0 to 97.1)
Single specimen per participant	4 (432)	88.5% (74.7 to 95.6)	89.1% (76.9 to 94.3)	88.6% (63.4 to 97.2)	89.2% (61.0 to 97.1)

Abbreviations: Crl: credible interval.