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. 2018 Dec 6;7(2):806. doi: 10.4102/ajlm.v7i2.806

TABLE 3.

Comparison of repeat Xpert MTB/RIF and mycobacterium growth indicator tube Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing.

Repeat Xpert MTB/RIF test result Number MGIT M. tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing
Sensitive to isoniazid and rifampicin Multidrug resistant Isoniazid resistant Rifampicin resistant No result
Rifampicin resistant 17 0 10 3 3 1
Not rifampicin resistant 8 8 0 0 0 0
Negative for M. tuberculosis 5 2 1 2 0 0

Total 30 10 11 5 3 1

Abbreviations: MGIT, mycobacterium growth indicator tube.