Table 1.

Comparison of FLIPP-NAAT with smear microscopy and Xpert MTB/RIF.

Study No.	Smear	Xpert MTB/RIF assay	VL/L/M/H	FLIPP-NAAT
1	3+	Mtb+	H	Mtb+
2	No AFB	Negative	N/A	Negative
3	2+	Mtb+	H	Mtb+
4	3+	Mtb+	H	Mtb+
5	No AFB	Negative	N/A	Negative
6	No AFB	Negative	N/A	Negative
7	2+/3+	Mtb+	H	Mtb+
8	3+	Mtb+	M	Mtb+
9	Sc	Mtb+	M	Mtb+
10	2+	Mtb+	L	Mtb+
11	No AFB	Negative	N/A	Mtb+
12	2+	Mtb+	M	Mtb+
13	1+	Mtb+	M	Mtb+
14	3+	Mtb+	M	Mtb+
15	No AFB	Negative	N/A	Negative
16	2+	Mtb+	L	Mtb+
17	1+	Mtb+	L	Mtb+
18	3+	Mtb+	M	Mtb+
19	1+	Mtb+	M	Mtb+
20	No AFB	Negative	N/A	Mtb+
21	No AFB	Mtb+	L	Mtb+
22	No AFB	Mtb+	VL	Mtb+
23	No AFB	Mtb+	L	Mtb+
24	No AFB	Mtb+	VL	Mtb+
25	No AFB	Mtb+	VL	Mtb+
26	No AFB	Negative	N/A	Negative
27	No AFB	Negative	N/A	Mtb+
28	No AFB	Negative	N/A	Mtb+
29	No AFB	Negative	N/A	Negative
30	No AFB	Negative	N/A	Mtb+

VL: Very low, L: Low, M: Medium, H: High.