Comparison of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay and the Conventional Sputum Microscopy in Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Northern Thailand

Table 1

Demographic data of 57 patients with clinically suspected pulmonary tuberculosis.

Demographic data	Patients ()
Female	23 (40.4%)
Age (mean ± SD)	55.6 ± 20.1
Underlying lung diseases
Chronic obstructive pulmonary; disease (COPD)	6 (10.7%)
Bronchiectasis	4 (7.1%)
Other chronic lung diseases	3 (5.4%)
HIV serostatus
Positive	15 (26.3%)
Negative	40 (71.9%)
Not tested	1 (1.8%)