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. 2021 Nov 22;75(2):314–322. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab970

Table 2.

Characteristics of Enrolled Participants Who Were Sputum Culture Positive and/or Sputum Xpert Ultra Positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Clinic and Community Survey

MGIT Positive Only Xpert Ultra Positive Only
Characteristics Clinic (n = 20) Community (n = 58) Community (n = 20)
Age, median (IQR), y 37 (32-46) 48 (30-64) 53 (43-60)
Male, n (%) 9 (45.0) 28 (48.0) 12 (60.0)
MUAC, median (IQR), cm 25.6 (23.9-26.0) 27.0 (24.0-30.0) 28.0 (26.0-30.0)
TB treatment history, n (%)
 On treatment 2 (10.0) 4 (6.9) 4 (20.0)
 Previously treated 5 (25.0) 6 (10.3) 11 (55.0)
 No history 13 (65.0) 48 (82.2) 5 (25.0)
HIV status, n (%)
 Negative 5 (25.0)a 31 (53.4) 10 (50.0)
 Positive 15 (75.0)a 26 (44.8) 10 (50.0)
 On ART 15 (100.0)a 21 (80.8) 9 (90.0)
≥1 TB symptom, n (%) 6 (30.0) 13 (22.4) 3 (15.0)
TB resistance profile, n (%)
 Rifampicin mono-resistance 1 (5.0) 2 (3.4) 2 (10.0)b
 Multidrug resistance 4 (25.0) 9 (15.5)
Follow-up TB tests, n (%)
 Positive 12 (60.0)
 Negative 8 (40.0)

Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; IQR, interquartile range; MGIT, Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube; MUAC, midupper arm circumference; TB, tuberculosis; Xpert Ultra, Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay (Cepheid).

Self-report and clinical record review.

Rifampicin resistance detected.