Comparison of the coincidence rate between SAT and BACTECTM MGITTM 960 culture for the detection of MTB
| SAT | Culture | Positive coincidence rate | Negative coincidence rate | Total coincidence rate | ||
| + | − | |||||
| Total | + | 114 | 32 | 91.9% | 75.9% | 83.7% |
| − | 10 | 101 | ||||
| Smear- positive | + | 96 | 7 | 92.3% | 30.0% | 86.8% |
| − | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Smear- negative | + | 18 | 25 | 90.0% | 79.7% | 81.1% |
| − | 2 | 98 | ||||
MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; SAT, simultaneous amplification and testing.