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. 2015 Dec 15;10(12):e0144656. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144656

Table 8. Detection of MTB by Xpert compared to MGIT culture in smear-negative samples.

Culture
Xpert Positive NTM Negative Contaminated Total
MTB positive 50 8 38 21 117
MTB negative 33 99 1009 138 1,279
MTB inconclusive 7 16 87 24 134
TOTAL 90 123 1,134 183 1,530

NTM: non-tuberculous mycobacteria