From: Utility of dominant epitopes derived from cell-wall protein LppZ for immunodiagnostic of pulmonary tuberculosis
N
pep-LppZ-1 (cutoff > 13.5)
pep-LppZ-13 (cutoff > 16.3)
Pep-LppZ-1 vs. pep-LppZ-13
122
87.5%
–
IGRA test vs.
171
60.8%
Sputum smear vs.
56
46.4%
44.6%
Bacteria Culture vs.
99
51.5%
50.5%