TABLE 1

Performance of Kit-LPA and LPA versus MGIT-DST for the detection of MDR-TB and XDR-TB

Kit-LPA versus MGIT-DSTLPA versus MGIT-DST
Drug# (n)Sensitivity % (95% CI)+Specificity % (95% CI)Concordance % (κ)§Drug#Sensitivity % (95% CI)Specificity % (95% CI)Concordance % (κ)
RIF (n=130)83.3 (52–98)96.6 (91–99)95.3 (0.74)RIF (n=128)83.3 (52–98)97.4 (93–99)96.1 (0.77)
INH (n=130)77.7 (52–94)93.7 (87–97)91.5 (0.67)INH (n=128)83.3 (59–96)94.5 (88–99)91.5 (0.73)
FLQ (n=122)85.7 (42–100)95.7 (90–99)95.1 (0.64)FLQ (n=124)85.7 (42–100)95.7 (90–99)95.1 (0.64)
AMN (n=122)66.6 (9–99)99.1 (95–100)98.3 (0.66)AMN (n=124)66.6 (9–99)100 (97–100)99.2 (0.79)

Kit-LPA: Kit-extracted DNA with line probe assay; LPA: line probe assay; MGIT-DST: Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube–drug susceptibility testing; MDR-TB: multidrug-resistant TB; XDR-TB: extensively drug-resistant TB. #RIF: rifampicin; INH: isoniazid; FLQ: fluoroquinolones; AMN: aminoglycosides. The details of samples are provided in supplementary figures S2 and S3. +CI: confidence interval. §κ: Cohen's kappa coefficient.