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[Preprint]. 2023 Oct 11:2023.10.10.23296833. [Version 2] doi: 10.1101/2023.10.10.23296833

Table 4:

Sensitivity relative to sputum semi-quantitative results. Sputum semi-quantitative data were available for N = 93 participants with confirmed TB in Cohort 2.

Sputum semi-quantitative results Sensitivity, Xpert Ultra Sensitivity, MTB Ultima
N Percent (95% CI) N Percent (95% CI)
High 43/43 100 (91.8, 100) 38/40 95 (83.1, 99.4)
Medium 16/16 100 (79.4, 100) 13/15 86.7 (59.5, 98.3)
Low 16/23 69.6 (47.1, 86.8) 13/21 61.9 (38.4, 81.9)
Very low 3/8 37.5 (8.5, 75.5) 4/7 57.1 (18.4, 90.1)
Trace 0/3 0 (0, 70.8) 0/3 0 (0, 70.8)
Total 78/93 83.9 (74.8, 90.9) 68/86 79.1 (69, 87.1)