Table 1.
Test results of Xpert MTB/RIF and IGRA
| Test method | All tuberculosis patients | Hyperplastic lesion | Caseous necrosis | Control | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number=86 | Number= 38 | Number= 48 | Number= 30 | |||||
| positive | negative | positive | negative | positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| Xpert MTB/RIF | 61 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| IGRA | 70 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 29 |
| Xpert MTB combined with IGRA (if Xpert MTB/RIF or IGRA positive) | 79 | 7 | 35 | 3 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 29 |
| Xpert MTB combined with IGRA (both Xpert MTB/RIF and IGRA were positive) | 52 | 34 | 21 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
IGRA, Interferon‐gamma release assays; Xpert MTB/RIF, Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin.