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Table 5 Sensitivities, specificities, positive predictive values, and negative predictive values of clinical prediction tool for pre-treatment HIV RNA <100,000 copies/mL among validation patients with data on all included variables (n = 587)

From: Factors associated with pre-treatment HIV RNA: application for the use of abacavir and rilpivirine as the first-line regimen for HIV-infected patients in resource-limited settings

CPT score

N (%)

N (%) tests avoided

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

>25.0

201 (39.5)

386 (75.8)

47.4

77.1

64.2

63.0

>20.0

264 (51.9)

323 (63.5)

61.0

68.9

62.9

67.2

>15.0

355 (69.7)

232 (45.6)

75.4

52.4

57.7

71.1

>10.0

421 (82.7)

166 (32.6)

84.6

39.4

54.6

74.7

>5.0

489 (96.1)

98 (19.3)

91.9

24.1

51.1

77.6

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