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Table 1 Model assumptions for TB diagnosis using MODS or Xpert

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of microscopic observation drug susceptibility test versus Xpert MTB/Rif test for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV patients in Uganda

Model input

Base value

Min-Max

Reference

# Test sensitivity Xpert

0.79

0.70–0.86

[6]

# Test specificity Xpert

0.98

0.97–0.99

[6]

# Test sensitivity MODS

0.88

0.86–0.9

[19]

# Test specificity MODS

0.98

0.97–0.99

[19]

# TB prevalence

0.20

0.10–0.30

[49–52]