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. 2014 Sep 15;9(9):e107595. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107595

Table 4. Overall yield of tests, by CD4 cell count at study enrollment (n =  419).

Test >200 n (%)N = 138 95% CI 51–200 n (%)N = 117 95% CI </ = 50 n (%)N = 164 95% CI
DZN 11 (8.0) 4.0–13.8 13 (11.1) 6.0–18.2 18 (11.0) 6.6–16.7
DFM 11 (8.0) 4.0–13.8 14 (12.0) 6.6–19.2 21 (12.8) 8.1–18.9
CFM 15 (10.9) 6.2–17.2 18 (15.4) 9.3–23.2 25 (15.2) 10.1–21.6
Xpert 25 (18.1) 12.1–25.5 34 (29.1) 21.0–38.1 44 (26.8) 20.2–34.2
LJ 19 (13.8) 8.4–20.6 37 (31.6) 23.3–40.8 46 (28.0) 21.3–35.5
MGIT 24 (17.4) 11.4–24.7 45 (38.5) 29.6–47.9 52 (31.7) 24.6–39.4

Key: Direct Ziehl Neelsen, DFM  =  Direct Fluorescent Microscopy, CFM  =  Concentrated Fluorescent Microscopy, LJ  =  Lowenstein Jensen, MGIT  =  Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube, Xpert  =  Xpert MTB/RIF test, CI  =  Confidence Interval.