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Table 4 The diagnostic performance of CLIA LAM assay

From: Improving the diagnosis of active tuberculosis: a novel approach using magnetic particle-based chemiluminescence LAM assay

Methods

Results

CRS

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Kappa

 

TB

Non-TB

     

LAM

positive

48

0

55.2%

100%

100%

72.7%

0.573

negative

39

104

    

(44.13%~65.85%)

(96.52%~100.00%)

(92.60%~100.00)

(64.65%~79.83%)

 
  1. PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value. Sensitivity = True Positive Cases / (True Positive Cases + False Negative Cases) × 100%; Specificity = True Negative Cases / (True Negative Cases + False Positive Cases) × 100%; PPV = True Positive Cases / (True Positive Cases + False Positive Cases) × 100%; NPV = True Negative Cases / (True Negative Cases + False Negative Cases) × 100%;
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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