Table 1. Comparison of M. tuberculosis culture and IS6110-PCR results among 207 TB meningitis patients.
| Culture | Total | |||
| Positive | Negative | |||
| IS6110-PCR | Positive | 94 (45%) | 46 (22%) | 140 (67%) |
| Negative | 8 (4%) | 59 (29%) | 67 (33%) | |
| Total | 102 (49%) | 105 (51%) | 207 | |
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