Sputum culture results for all AFB smear positive tuberculosis suspects and corresponding complete MTBDRplus assay results.

<p>Sputum culture results for all AFB smear positive tuberculosis suspects and corresponding complete MTBDRplus assay results.</p

Performance parameters of MTBDR<i>plus</i> in detecting INH R^∧, RIF R^∧, and MDR^∧ compared to conventional DST (reference standard)^#.

#<p>Values are percentages with 95% confidence interval in parentheses.</p><p>*PPV = positive predictive value, NPV = negative predictive value.</p>∧<p>INH R = isoniazid resistance, RIF R = rifampin resistance, MDR = multidrug resistance.</p

Pattern of genetic mutations in phenotypic drug-resistant <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> isolates using the Genotype MTBDRplus assay.

<p>*Definitions of abbreviations: INH = isoniazid; RIF = rifampicin; MDR = multidrug-resistant.</p>∧<p>Values are numbers, with percentages in parentheses.</p

Distribution of MTBDR<i>plus</i> assay results according to phenotypic drug resistance patterns using conventional drug susceptibility testing for specimens with both valid culture and MTBDRplus assay results.

<p>Distribution of MTBDR<i>plus</i> assay results according to phenotypic drug resistance patterns using conventional drug susceptibility testing for specimens with both valid culture and MTBDRplus assay results.</p

Average time to results in days for detection of TB and associated drug resistance (N = 458)^*.

<p>*Values are average number of days with one standard deviation in parentheses.</p>∧<p>DST = drug susceptibility testing.</p