Research Article

Performance of the WHO 2011 TB Symptom Screening Algorithm for Pulmonary TB Diagnosis among HIV-Infected Patients in Gondar University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia

Table 2

Predicting pulmonary tuberculosis based on the existence of individual clinical symptoms in Gondar, North West Ethiopia, 2012.

Symptom(s)SensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV
(%)(%)(%)(%)

Fever6432495
Cough8234598
Weight loss5568797
Night sweats7340597