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Table 2 Performance of LED-FM for detection of TB against the LJ medium culture (n = 332)

From: Light-emitting diode fluorescent microscopy and Xpert MTB/RIF® assay for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis among patients attending Ambo hospital, west-central Ethiopia

Characteristics

Value (%)

95% CI

Sensitivity

77.8

62.9–88.8%

Specificity

100

98.7–100%

PPV

100

90.0–100%

NPV

96.6

93.9–98.4%

  1. PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, CI confidence interval
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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