From: Face mask sampling (FMS) for tuberculosis shows lower diagnostic sensitivity than sputum sampling in Guinea
ITM
(N = 30)
LNRM
(N = 118)
ITM + LNRM
(N = 148)
Sput-Xpert+
Sput-Xpert-
Mask-Xpert+
1
0
25
4
26
Mask-Xpert-
5
24
23
66
28
90
Sen (%)
16.7
52.1
48.1
Spec (%)
100
94.2
95.7