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| Type of assay | Real time TB PCR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture-confirmed PTB | Culture-negative PTB | ||||
| positive | negative | positive | negative | ||
| Xpert MTB/RIF assay | Positive | 54 (84.4) | 5 (7.8) | 40 (60.6) | 5 (7.6) |
| Negative | 1 (1.6) | 4 (6.2) | 11 (16.7) | 10 (15.1) | |
*Data are presented in number (%).
