Table 2. Performance of PCR tests in various patient groups.
Smear | Culture | S+C+(n = 112) | S−C−(n = 77) | |||
Truenat MTB | + | − | + | − | ||
+ | 119 | 55 | 132 | 42 | 111 | 34 |
− | 1 | 51 | 9 | 43 | 1 | 43 |
In-house nested PCR | ||||||
+ | 117 | 59 | 135 | 41 | 111 | 35 |
− | 3 | 47 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 42 |