Table V.

Performances of Truenat and Xpert in comparison with culture among smear-positive samples

Truenat	Culture		Total	Xpert	Culture		Total
	Positive	Negative			Positive	Negative
Positive	648	65	713	Positive	602	62	664
Negative	49	15	64	Negative	95	18	113
Total	697	80	777	Total	697	80	777
Sensitivity: 93% (90.8-94.8%)				Sensitivity: 86.4% (83.6-88.8%)
Specificity: 18.8% (10.9-29%)				Specificity: 22.5% (13.9-33.2%)

Sensitivities of Truenat and Xpert for detection of MTB among smear-positive samples in comparison with culture were 93 and 86.4%, respectively. The difference in sensitivity was significant (P<0.001) while specificities were 18.8 and 22.5%, and the difference was not significant