Table 2 Agreement between bacterial load of the positive specimens using GeneXpert® MTB/RIF on paired spot specimens and morning specimens
| Bacterial load from morning specimens | Bacterial load from spot specimens | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Medium | Low | Very low | Total | |
| High | 28 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 57 |
| Medium | 6 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 67 |
| Low | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| Very low | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 34 | 76 | 35 | 7 | 152 |