Is increasing complexity of algorithms the price for higher accuracy? virtual comparison of three algorithms for tertiary level management of chronic cough in people living with HIV in a low-income country

Table 2 details of accuracy of three algorithms.

Diagnosis	N°	algo CHK					algo MSF					algo OMS
		false pos	true pos	false neg	true neg	fit	false pos	true pos	false neg	true neg	fit	false pos	true pos	false neg	true neg	fit
TB BK+	43	1	42	1	140	43	0	43	0	141	43	0	43	0	141	43
miliary TB	18	0	18	0	166	18	0	18	0	166	18	0	18	0	166	18
pleural TB	25	0	24	1	159	25	0	25	0	159	25	0	3	22	159	24
PCP	39	0	39	0	145	39	0	39	0	145	39	0	39	0	145	39
lobar pneumonia	21	3	20	1	160	21	0	1	20	163	21	0	1	20	163	21
atypical pneumonia	18	1	17	1	165	18	20	18	0	146	18	20	18	0	146	18
empyema	3	0	3	0	181	3	0	3	0	181	3	0	0	3	181	0
Kaposi	7	0	7	0	177	7	0	7	0	177	7	0	7	0	177	7
pulmonal abcess	3	0	0	3	181	2	1	3	0	180	3	0	0	3	181	0
cavitary TB	2	1	2	0	181	2	0	0	2	182	1	0	0	2	182	0
TB ADP mediastinal	3	1	2	1	180	3	0	3	0	181	3	0	0	3	181	0
TB pericarditis	2	0	2	0	182	2	0	2	0	182	2	0	0	2	182	1
globally	184	7	176	8	2017	183	21	162	22	2003	183	20	129	55	2004	171

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