Table 4 Molecular analysis of lung tissue from 10 histopathologically confirmed TB cases using Xpert MTB/RIF and PowerChekâ„¢ MTB/NTM Real-Time PCR assays
From: Burden of respiratory tract infections at post mortem in Zambian children
ID | Age | Sex | HIV | ATT | ART | ZN | Xpert MTB/RIF Assay | PowerChekâ„¢ MTB/NTM Assay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4B072 | 3Â yr | Female | Positive | No | Yes | Negative | MTB (RIF sens) | MTB |
4B083 | 3Â yr, 5Â m | Male | Positive | No | Yes | Positive | MTB (RIF sens) | MTB |
4B008 | 2Â yr, 7Â m | Female | Negative | No | No | Positive | MTB (RIF sens) | Invalid |
4B036 | 10Â yr | Male | Negative | No | No | Negative | Negative | NTM |
4B120 | 8Â yr | Female | Positive | No | Yes | Positive | Negative | NTM |
4B055 | 1Â yr, 5Â m | Male | Negative | No | No | Negative | Negative | MTB |
4B064 | 10Â yr | Male | Positive | No | Yes | Positive | Negative | MTB |
4B085 | 1Â yr, 4Â m | Male | Positive | Yes | Yes | Negative | Negative | MTB |
4B117 | 5Â m | Male | Negative | No | No | Negative | Negative | MTB |
4B076 | 14Â yr | Female | Unknown | No | No | Negative | Negative | Negative |