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Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV by PIMA and FACSPresto

From: Assessment of two POC technologies for CD4 count in Morocco

Technique

CD4 threshold (cells/µl)

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

PPV (95% CI)

NPV (95%CI)

Upward misclassification (95% CI)

Downward misclassification (95% CI)

PIMA

350

88.57% (73.26–96.80)

94.12% (83.76–98.77)

91.18% (77.40–96.89)

92.31% (82.46–96.80)

8.57% (1.80–23.10)

7.84% (2.20–18.90)

200

83,33% (58.58–96.42)

98.53% (92.08–99.96)

93.75% (67.95–99.07)

95.71% (88.82–98.43)

5.56% (0.10–27.30)

4.41% (0.90–12.40)

FACSPresto

350

88.23% (72.55–96.70)

96.23% (87.02–99.54)

93.75% (79.30–98.33)

92.73% (83.53–96.98)

5.88% (0.70-19.70)

7.54% (2.10–18.20)

200

82.35% (56.57–96.20)

98.57% (92.30–99.96)

88.57% (66.39–99.00)

95.83 (89.17–98.47)

5.88% (0.10–28.70)

4.29% (0.90–12.00)