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. 2021 Mar 15;73(6):1027–1036. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab232

Table 2.

Diagnostic Significance of K/T Ratio in Active TB Disease

IDO Activity for Diagnosing Active TB Disease
Cutoff Sensitivity (%) 95% CI Specificity (%) 95% CI PPV (%) NPV (%)
0.010 100 95–100 30 14–24 22 100
0.020 100 95–100 37 21–31 27 100
0.030 100 95–100 39 24–33 30 100
0.040 100 95–100 42 31–39 32 100
0.050 99 92–99 49 43–51 35 100
0.060 98 92–99 62 57–66 45 99
0.070 97 90–99 77 66–74 58 99
0.080 96 88–98 86 73–85 77 99
0.090 95 85–96 90 78–85 79 98
0.100 94 82–95 90 80–91 85 98
0.110 90 70–90 92 85–90 86 97
0.120 87 67–87 93 88–92 87 97
0.130 82 66–86 94 89–94 90 96
0.140 80 64–85 95 90–95 92 96
0.150 79 63–84 96 92–96 94 95

TB positives: All active TB cases at time of enrollment (n = 72). TB negatives: TB cases at time points other than TB diagnosis or labor, and controls at all times excluding labor (n = 510 specimens from women with HIV but no TB).

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IDO, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; TB, tuberculosis.