Research Article
The Application of GeneXpert MTB/RIF for Smear-Negative TB Diagnosis as a Fee-Paying Service at a South Asian General Hospital
Table 1
Comparison of clinical features of 251 patients with suspected smear negative TB testing positive and negative by Xpert.
| Clinical features | Xpert positive | Xpert negative | value |
| Cough | 38 (71.7) | 143 (72.2) | 1 | Fever | 28 (52.8) | 90 (45.5) | 0.36 | Night sweats | 23 (43.4) | 61 (30.8) | 0.10 | Loss of appetite | 39 (73.6) | 140 (70.7) | 0.74 | Weight loss | 31 (58.5) | 106 (53.5) | 0.54 | Malaise | 42 (79.3) | 164 (82.8) | 0.55 | Shortness of breath/chest pain | 30 (56.6) | 143 (72.2) | 0.04 |
| Total | 53 (100) | 198 (100) | ā |
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Clinical questionnaire was not available for 7 patients. kg = kilogram.
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