Table 4.
The positive rate of other methods in sputum culture-negative.
| Sputum culture-negative (n = 73) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sputum smears | GeneXpert | LAM | LAM + Sputum smears | LAM + GeneXpert | |
| n | 0 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 50 |
| Positive rate | 0.0% | 53.4% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 68.5% |
LAM = lipoarabinomannan.