TABLE 1

Accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF for Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection among patients with recurrent tuberculosis

SensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV
All culture-positiveSmear-positive, culture-positiveSmear-negative, culture-positiveCulture-negative
Correct tests/ total tests n/N82/8979/813/852/60
% (95% CI)92.1 (84.5–96.8)97.5 (91.4–99.7)37.5 (8.5–75.5)86.7 (75.4–94.1)91.1 (84.5–96.8)88.1 (77.1–95.1)
  • PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value.