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Table 3 Diagnosis of Mtb infection by culture method and QFTGIT at cut-off value recommended by the manufacturer in HIV-seropositive study participants (n = 26)

From: Performance of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFTGIT) for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection in Afar Pastoralists, Ethiopia

  

Culture method

Diagnostic performance

QFTGIT/cut-off value (IU/ml)

 

Number of positive

Number of negative

Sensitivity(%)

Specificity(%)

≥ 0.35*

Number of positive

5

10

83.3

50.0

 

Number of negative

1

10

  
  1. *Manufacturer's recommended cut-off value.