Table 4– False positive, false negative and predictive values for tuberculosis (TB) detection using Xpert MTB/RIF#
TB prevalence %PPV %NPV%True positiveFalse negativeFalse positiveTrue negative
1481009.10.99.9980.1
26510018.21.89.8970.2
37410027.32.79.7960.3
47910036.43.69.6950.4
58310045.54.59.5940.5
6859954.65.49.4930.6
7879963.76.39.3920.7
8899972.87.29.2910.8
9909981.98.19.1900.9
1091999199891
119299100.19.98.9881.1
129399109.210.88.8871.2
139399118.311.78.7861.3
149499127.412.68.6851.4
159498136.513.58.5841.5
209698182188792
259797227.522.57.5742.5
  • PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value. #: according to varying TB prevalences in a sample population of 1000 individuals; : sensitivity (91%) and specificity (99%) for Xpert MTB/RIF TB detection, compared with reference method (culture).