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Table 1 HIV-positive TB diagnostics results

From: Screening in Maternity to Ascertain Tuberculosis Status (SMATS) study

 

Sputum culture

 

Pos

Neg

 

Test algorithm

Pos

3

20

23

Neg

1

176

181

 

4

196

200

  1. Sensitivity = 0.75
  2. Specificity = 0.90 with ability to detect a 7% difference between alternate algorithms (p < 0.05)
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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