The yield from Xpert testing urine was slightly greater (but this did not reach statistical significance) than that obtained from the combined yield from Xpert and culture tests done on sputum samples (64.0 % versus 54.0 %, respectively; P = 0.146), but did exceed that from cultures of other non-respiratory samples (64.0 % vs 50.4 %, respectively; P = 0.028) (Fig. 3a ).
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Rapid microbiological screening for tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients on the first day of acute hospital admission by systematic testing of urine samples using Xpert MTB/RIF: a prospective cohort in South Africa.
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