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Table 1 Time between date of Xpert and culture samples

From: Effects of introducing Xpert MTB/RIF test on multi-drug resistant tuberculosis diagnosis in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

Period between samples

Number of patients

Percentage

Culture prior to GXP

22

8.2%

Paired samples

88

32.8%

0-2 weeks

53

19.8%

>2-4 weeks

55

20.5%

>4-8 weeks

26

9.7%

>8-12 weeks

9

3.4%

>12 weeks

15

5.6%

Total

268

100