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Table 4 Specificity comparison of different methods

From: Usefulness of interferon-γ release assay for the diagnosis of sputum smear-negative pulmonary and extra-pulmonary TB in Zhejiang Province, China

Methods

Other pulmonary diseases, n = 81

Healthy controls, n = 100

Total, n = 181

 

P

S (%)

P

S (%)

P

S (%)

TB-IGRA

13

83.9

8

92.0

21

88.4

TB-Ab

11

86.4

7

93.0

18

90.1

  1. P short for Positive cases, S short for Sensitivity