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. 2021 Dec 2;10(12):1260. doi: 10.3390/biology10121260

Table 1.

Assay performance characteristics of UCP-LFAs in MTB infected rhesus macaques.

(a). Assay performance to discriminate pre and postinfection (n = 75)
Cut off Sensitivity (%) 95% CI (%) Specificity (%) 95% CI (%) AUC-ROC p Value
SAA1 R > 0.336 66.67 55.42 to 76.29 100 95.13 to 100.0 0.8241 <0.0001
IP-10 R > 0.766 61.33 50.02 to 71.54 93.33 85.32 to 97.12 0.8445 <0.0001
IL-6 R > 0.034 60 48.69 to 70.34 94.67 87.07 to 97.91 0.7907 <0.0001
3BM #pos BM ≥ 1 78.67 68.12 to 86.42 89.33 80.34 to 94.50 0.8694 <0.0001
(b). Assay performance to discriminate pre and postinfection (n = 36)
Cut off Sensitivity (%) 95% CI (%) Specificity (%) 95% CI (%) AUC-ROC p Value
SAA1 R > 0.350 75.00 58.93 to 86.25 100 90.36 to 100.00 0.8738 <0.0001
IP-10 R > 0.656 86.11 71.34 to 93.92 91.67 78.17 to 97.13 0.9502 <0.0001
IL-6 R > 0.055 63.89 47.58 to 77.52 97.22 85.83 to 99.86 0.8214 <0.0001
3BM #pos BM ≥ 1 86.11 71.34 to 93.92 88.89 74.69 to 95.59 0.9150 <0.0001

SAA1, IP-10 and IL-6 levels were measured by UCP-LFAs in serum from MTB Erdman infected rhesus macaques (n = 75) before infection and at the study endpoint. Results are displayed as the Ratio value (R) between Test (T) and Flow-Control (FC) signal based on relative fluorescence units (RFUs; excitation at 980 nm and emission at 550 nm) measured at the respective lines on the UCP-LF strips. The ability to distinguish pre from postinfection states in the same animals was evaluated by ROC curve analysis, and the corresponding Area Under the Curve (AUC) was determined (ROC-AUC). The cut-off value for each biomarker was determined by Youden’s index; values above the cutoff for each biomarker were considered positive. A 3BM (3 biomarkers) signature was generated using the sum of all positive tests results from the individual markers. (a) Assay performance in MTB Erdman infected rhesus macaques (n = 75). (b) Assay performance in unvaccinated rhesus macaques only (n = 36), infected with a high- (500 CFU, n = 24) or a low-dose (15 CFU, n = 12) of MTB Erdman. CI, confidence interval.