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Table 2. Mean daily number of Xpert^(r) MTB/RIF tests and smears of the first sample, produced in the laboratories studied, Rio de Janeiro and Manaus.

Unit	Smear microscopy	Xpert^(r) MTB/RIF	% increase
Laboratory 1	10	13	30
Laboratory 2	7	9	29
Laboratory 3	31	34	10

Table 2. Mean daily number of Xpert(r) MTB/RIF tests and smears of the first sample, produced in the laboratories studied, Rio de Janeiro and Manaus.