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Table 3b Face mask samples sensitivity and specificity using Xpert MTB/RIF

From: Face mask sampling (FMS) for tuberculosis shows lower diagnostic sensitivity than sputum sampling in Guinea

LNRM (n = 48)

Nb sput+

Nb sput-

Nb mask+

8

0

Nb mask-

13

27

Sensitivity: 38.0% Specificity: 100.0%

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Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

ISSN: 1476-0711

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