Original Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2010; 16(20): 2496-2503
Published online May 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i20.2496
Table 7 Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of ITB before and after combination of histopathology and TB-PCR
Sensitivity (%)Specificity (%)PPV (%)NPV (%)P value
Histopathology47.310010059.2
Combination with kit <A>65.588.187.866.10.390
Combination with kit <B>58.210010064.60.010
Combination with in-house PCR49.110010060.00.320