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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 27.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Microbe. 2021 Jan 27;2(3):e96–e104. doi: 10.1016/s2666-5247(20)30195-6

Table:

Sensitivity and specificity of commercial and WGS-based tests for resistance diagnosis

Commercial test
randomForests-select WGS test
Direct association-select WGS test
All WGS test*
Sensitivity Specificity Sensitivity Specificity Sensitivity Specificity Sensitivity Specificity
Isoniazid 83% (2759/3306) 93% (4834/5201) 88% (2900/3306) 92% (4780/5201) 89% (2956/3306) 92% (4776/5201) 92% (3029/3306) 64% (3314/5201)
Rifamycins 90% (2354/2624) 93% (5361/5786) 91% (2385/2624) 92% (5341/5786) 91% (2395/2624) 92% (5338/5786) 92% (2405/2624) 89% (5178/5786)
Fluoroquinolones 53% (452/854) 94% (2626/2790) 51% (439/854) 95% (2637/2790) 52% (440/854) 95% (2641/2790) 57% (488/854) 86% (2406/2790)
Second-line injectables 56% (517/921) 86% (2179/2547) 58% (535/921) 84% (2136/2547) 57% (524/921) 86% (2185/2547) 64% (594/921) 80% (2027/2547)
Pyrazinamide ·· ·· 65% (862/1324) 95% (4660/4907) 75% (996/1324) 91% (4485/4907) 78% (1030/1324) 89% (4384/4907)
Ethambutol ·· ·· 79% (1476/1863) 86% (4702/5441) 75% (1389/1863) 88% (4772/5441) 85% (1589/1863) 74% (4042/5441)
Streptomycin ·· ·· 76% (1601/2112) 86% (3204/3726) 77% (1627/2112) 87% (3223/3726) 91% (1928/2112) 71% (2657/3726)

Sensitivity is the percentage of resistant isolates classified as resistant. Specificity is the percentage of susceptible isolates classified as susceptible. WGS=whole genome sequencing.

*

Classifying fluoroquinolones and second-line injectables as susceptible if no isoniazid and no rifamycin resistance mutation found.