RT Journal
T1 INcorrect negative predictive value
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2000
FD October 4
VO 284
IS 13
SP 1653
OP 1653
DO 10.1001/jama.284.13.1653
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.284.13.1653
AB 
In the Original Contribution entitled "The Role of Clinical Suspicion
in Evaluating a New Diagnostic Test for Active Tuberculosis: Results of a
Multicenter Prospective Trial" published in the February 2, 2000, issue of
THE JOURNAL (2000;283:639-645), there were errors in the reporting of 1 negative
predictive value. On page 639, in the abstract, under "Results," the last
sentence should read "Corresponding negative predictive values were 99%, 91%,
and 55% (E-MTD test) vs 96%, 71%, and 37% (AFB smear)." On page 643, the second
to last sentence in the first paragraph under the heading "Estimating Clinical
Utility" should read "However, the expected NPV of the AFB smear was only
37%, compared with 55% for the E-MTD." On page 644, in Figure 2, the Enhanced Mycobacterium tuberculosis Direct Test bar for negative
predictive value of high suspicion for tuberculosis (87) should be 55% instead
of 91%. Also on page 644, in column 3, the last sentence in the first paragraph
should read "The high and consistent specificity of the E-MTD also appeared
to be clinically valuable in excluding disease among patients with intermediate
CSTB estimates, offering an intermediate NPV of 91%, compared with 71% for
AFB smear."