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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.