Table 4. Detection of MTB in 3 sites using Xpert as first test in high risk groups and as add-on test to microscopy for smear negative presumed TB.
Project | MTB Positive n (%) | MTB Negative n (%) | MTB Inconclusive n (%) | Total |
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Kenya, Homa Bay | 82 (14.1) | 460 (79.3) | 38 (6.6) | 580 |
Malawi, Chiradzulu | 40 (12.8) | 224 (71.8) | 48 (15.4) | 312 |
Malawi, Thyolo | 10 (4.1) | 216 (88.2) | 19 (7.8) | 245 |
TOTAL | 132 (11.6) | 900 (79.1) | 105(9.2) | 1,137 |