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ajlm-464	Chikaonda, Tarsizio; Nguluwe, Nelson; Barnett, Brian; Gokhale, Runa H.; Krysiak, Robert; Thengolose, Isaac; Rosenberg, Nora E.; Stanley, Christopher; Mpunga, James; Hoffman, Irving F.; Hosseinipour, Mina; Scott, Lesley; Stevens, Wendy	Performance of Xpert® MTB/RIF among tuberculosis outpatients in Lilongwe, Malawi	2017		.htm	text/html	5722	272	48	Prior studies have shown greater accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF as compared to smear microscopy6 and sensitivities of Xpert MTB/RIF ranging from 78% to 100% for smear-positive/culture-positive samples.21,22 Since Xpert MTB/RIF identified 58/219 (26.5%) of smear-negative samples, it can therefore assist in rapid detection of tuberculosis cases among smear-negatives and has the potential to impact patient care, although a small percentage (17%, 12/70) of the smear-negative/culture-positive cases was missed by Xpert MTB/RIF. However, there is very little information regarding the performance characteristics of Xpert MTB/RIF in Malawi.	cache/ajlm-464.htm	txt/ajlm-464.txt