Table 4.
Comparison of the chest X-ray to diagnose smear negative TB with culture in HIV positive patients
| Chest X-ray |
Culture result |
|
|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |
| Consistent with TB |
8 |
43 |
| Not consistent with TB | 7 | 89 |
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