Table III.

Performance of molecular tests among the target groups

Target group	Total	TN positive (%)	Xpert positive (%)	P
Sm+ Cult+	697	648 (92.9)	602 (86)	<0.001
Sm− Cult+	244	183 (75)	148 (60.6)	<0.001
Sm+ Cult−	80	65 (81.2)	62 (77.5)	0.702
Sm− Cult−	1602	376 (23.4)	160 (9.98)	<0.001

TN: Truenat; Sm+ Cult+, smear-positive/culture-positive samples; Sm− Cult+, smear-negative/culture-positive samples; Sm+ Cult−, smear-positive/culture-negative samples; Sm−Cult−, smear-negative/culture-negative samples. MTBC, Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex