<p>(Pos): positive; (Neg): negative; CI: confidence interval;</p>#<p>PPV: positive predictive value;</p>##<p>NPV = Negative predictive value; LRP: likelihood ratio for positive test;</p>*<p>Mantoux test was done only in 456 out of 470 PTB patients and 667 out of 789 asymptomatic household contacts; Mantoux<sup>*1</sup> when Mantoux results with skin reaction indurations size ≥10 mm were interpreted as positive result, whereas in Mantoux<sup>*2</sup> results with reaction indurations size ≥15 mm were considered as Mantoux positive.</p>+<p>Any EIA: means subjects detected positive by at least one of three (IgG/IgM/IgA) EIA tests. Values in parenthesis are percentage with 95% CI values.</p
<p>TB suspects were first tested with T-SPOT in step 1, then T-SPOT positive subjects were tested wi...
Background: Close contacts infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis are at high risk of tuberculosis...
BACKGROUND: Delayed or missed diagnosis of TB continues to fuel the global TB epidemic, especially i...
*<p><i>P</i> value indicated two tail <i>p</i> value calculated from <i>Pearson chi-square test</i> ...
<p>PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; LR+, likelihood ratio for positiv...
<p>IGRA, interferon-gamma release assay; PPV, <i>positive predicted value</i>; NPV, <i>negative pred...
<p>*TST induration cut-off 10 mm.</p><p>TST, tuberculin skin test; PPV, <i>positive predicted value<...
<p><b>Footnotes</b>: TB: tuberculosis; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; n/N = number of positive t...
This data contains information from 3727 patients and shows the performance of two IGRAs tests (T-SP...
<p><b>Footnotes</b>: PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis; <b>SM</b>: smear microscopy; <b>QFT</b>: QuantiFER...
<p>Seropositivity rates for IgA, IgM and IgG antibodies individually and in various combinations in ...
<p>SE: sensitivity, SP: specificity, PPV: positive predictive value, NPV: negative predictive value....
BACKGROUND: The clinical application of IFN-gamma release assays (IGRAs) has recently improved the d...
Background: Delayed or missed diagnosis of TB continues to fuel the global TB epidemic, especially i...
Outpatient clinics at a tertiary care referral center where Mantoux test was done as part of pre-emp...
<p>TB suspects were first tested with T-SPOT in step 1, then T-SPOT positive subjects were tested wi...
Background: Close contacts infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis are at high risk of tuberculosis...
BACKGROUND: Delayed or missed diagnosis of TB continues to fuel the global TB epidemic, especially i...
*<p><i>P</i> value indicated two tail <i>p</i> value calculated from <i>Pearson chi-square test</i> ...
<p>PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; LR+, likelihood ratio for positiv...
<p>IGRA, interferon-gamma release assay; PPV, <i>positive predicted value</i>; NPV, <i>negative pred...
<p>*TST induration cut-off 10 mm.</p><p>TST, tuberculin skin test; PPV, <i>positive predicted value<...
<p><b>Footnotes</b>: TB: tuberculosis; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; n/N = number of positive t...
This data contains information from 3727 patients and shows the performance of two IGRAs tests (T-SP...
<p><b>Footnotes</b>: PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis; <b>SM</b>: smear microscopy; <b>QFT</b>: QuantiFER...
<p>Seropositivity rates for IgA, IgM and IgG antibodies individually and in various combinations in ...
<p>SE: sensitivity, SP: specificity, PPV: positive predictive value, NPV: negative predictive value....
BACKGROUND: The clinical application of IFN-gamma release assays (IGRAs) has recently improved the d...
Background: Delayed or missed diagnosis of TB continues to fuel the global TB epidemic, especially i...
Outpatient clinics at a tertiary care referral center where Mantoux test was done as part of pre-emp...
<p>TB suspects were first tested with T-SPOT in step 1, then T-SPOT positive subjects were tested wi...
Background: Close contacts infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis are at high risk of tuberculosis...
BACKGROUND: Delayed or missed diagnosis of TB continues to fuel the global TB epidemic, especially i...