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Table 1 Demographics and diagnostic information of TB Patients

From: Pooling sputum samples for the Xpert MTB/RIF assay: a practical screening strategy for highly infectious tuberculosis cases

Characters

  

Xpert

 

Total(%)

High(%)

Medium(%)

Low(%)

Very Low(%)

 

n = 87

n = 17

n = 27

n = 26

n = 17

Male

 

74.7

94.1

77.7

61.5

70.5

Age

< 30

18.4

17.6

14.8

19.2

23.5

 

30–60

55.2

52.9

63.0

50.0

52.9

 

> 60

26.4

29.4

22.2

30.8

23.6

PLHIV

 

1.1

0.0

0.0

3.8

0.0

Xpert

High

19.5

100.0

NA

NA

NA

 

Medium

31.0

NA

100.0

NA

NA

 

Low

30.0

NA

NA

100.0

NA

 

Very Low

19.5

NA

NA

NA

100.0

Cavity

With

74.7

88.2

88.9

50.0

76.5

 

Without

20.7

11.8

7.4

42.3

17.6

 

NA

4.6

NA

3.7

7.7

5.9

Cough

With

80.5

100.0

81.5

50.0

64.7

 

Without

18.4

0.0

14.8

42.3

35.3

 

NA

1.1

NA

3.7

7.7

NA

Smear

Negative

29.9

0.0

11.1

57.7

47.1

 

Scanty

2.3

0.0

0.0

3.8

5.9

 

1+

11.5

0.0

11.1

11.5

23.5

 

2+

11.5

5.9

14.8

19.2

NA

 

3+

10.3

17.6

18.5

0.0

5.9

 

4+

29.9

64.7

40.7

7.7

11.8

 

NA

4.6

11.8

3.7

0.0

5.9

Culture

Negative

8.0

0.0

0.0

11.5

23.5

 

Positive

85.1

88.2

96.3

77.0

76.5

 

NA

6.9

11.8

3.7

11.5

NA

  1. n: number of participants with positive results; PLHIV: Patients with HIV infections