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. 2020 Oct;152(4):378–385. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_2539_19

Table IV.

Performances of Truenat and Xpert in comparison with culture

Truenat Culture Total Xpert Culture Total


Positive Negative Positive Negative
Positive 831 441 1272 Positive 750 222 972
Negative 110 1241 1351 Negative 191 1460 1651
Total 941 1682 2623 Total 941 1682 2623
Sensitivity: 88.3% (86.1-90.3%) Sensitivity: 79.7% (77.0-82.2%)
Specificity: 73.8% (71.6-75.9%) Specificity: 86.8% (85.1-88.4%)

Among all samples tested, Truenat demonstrated higher sensitivity than Xpert and difference was significant (P<0.001). Xpert showed significantly higher specificity (P<0.001) than Truenat