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Thorax 54:145-146 doi:10.1136/thx.54.2.145
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Identification of HIV patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis using urine based polymerase chain reaction assay

Table 1

Positive results for M tuberculosis obtained by testing urine specimens from different groups of subjects using PCR, culture method, and acid fast staining (AFS)

Group No. PCR positive Culture positive AFS positive
HIV patients with tuberculosis 13 13 (100%) 2 (15.4%) 0
HIV patients with non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis 10 0 0 0
HIV patients with no mycobacteriosis 53 1 (1.8%) 0 0
Healthy subjects 80 0 0 0

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