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. 2020 Aug 6;73(7):e2278–e2284. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1135

Table 3.

Diagnostic Test Characteristics for US-Born PLWH Estimated Directly From Latent Class Analysis Using Standard US Cutoffs at 4.7% Estimated LTBI Prevalence

Sensitivity (95% Crl) Specificity (95% Crl) PPV (95% Crl) NPV (95% CrI)
TST (≥5 mm) 54.2% (45.2–64.3) 96.8% (95.7–97.7) 45.4% (33.3–58.4) 97.7% (96.4–98.7)
QFT (≥0.35 IU/mL) 72.2% (58.7–85.4) 96.5% (95.3–97.6) 50.7% (37.1–65.6) 98.6% (97.4–99.4)
TSPOT (≥8 spots) 51.9% (39.3–66.7) 99.7% (99.3–99.9) 90.0% (77.1–98.1) 97.6% (96.1–98.8)

Abbreviations: Crl, credible interval; LTBI, latent tuberculosis infection; NPV, negative predictive value; PLWH, people living with human immunodeficiency virus; PPV, positive predictive value; QFT, QuantiFERON Gold In-Tube; TSPOT, T-SPOT.TB; TST, tuberculin skin test.