Table 5.
Sensitivities, Specificities, and Positive and Negative Predictabilities of In-house PCR, AFB Stain, and Culture
PCR, polymerase chain reaction; AFB, acid fast bacilli; PPV, positive predictability; NPV, negative predictability.
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