Table 1.
QPCR positivity and negativity based on molecular specific RD1 patterns for each species of MTBC.
Fig 1.
aCT: computerized tomography scan, MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; b Reference standard = MTBC culture + and /or at least two + CRS criteria; cCRS: Composite reference standard: (i) TB clinical symptoms, (ii) histology/cytology findings, (iii) radiological tests, (iv) therapeutic response to anti-TB treatment (ATT). dculture and CRS were negative and patient had improvement without ATT. +: positive.
Table 2.
Reference standard details for EPTB diagnosis.
Table 3.
Accuracy of MTBC RD qPCR assay, smear microscopy and culture.
Table 4.
MTBC species identification by multiplex MTBC-RD qPCR on extrapulmonary specimens in EPTB patients according to the reference standard*.
Table 5.
Comparison of the qPCR results to the other conventional methodsa for MTBC species identification.