Table 2 Results of laboratory tests among the TB patients with severe mental illness
Clinical test | Results per sputum sample (%) | Results per patient (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Completed | Positive | Negative | Completed | Positive | Negative | |
Sputum microscopy | 753 | 6 (0.8) | 747 (99.2) | 251 | 3 (1.2) | 248 (98.8) |
Solid culture | 502 | 8 (1.6) | 494 (98.4)a | 251 | 5 (2.0) | 246 (98.0) |
GeneXpert | 502 | 9 (1.8) | 493 (98.2) | 251 | 5 (2.0) | 246 (98.0) |