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. 2021 Dec 17;16(12):e0261442. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261442

Table 1. Overall tuberculosis detection results by Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra on Omni versus GeneXpert devices.

Result of test Omni
TB+ TB- Total (%)
GeneXpert TB+ 158 (79.8%) 1a (0.5%) 159 (79.9%)
TB- 0 (0.0%) 40 (20.1%) 40 (20.1%)
Total (%) 158 (79.4%) 41 (20.6%) 199 (100%)

TB+: M. tuberculosis detected, TB-: M. tuberculosis not detected. All percentages are based on the total number of samples tested between the two platforms (n = 199).

a This discordant specimen was characterized in the FIND specimen bank as smear-negative, culture-positive and was only ‘trace’ positive on MTB Ultra testing on GeneXpert.