Geneva, April 27 -- International Clinical Trials Registry received information related to the study (TCTR20260401011) titled 'Association between Physical Sputum Quality and MTB Detection Rates using GeneXpert MTB/RIF at Phrapokklao Hospital (2019-2025)' on April 1.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: N/A

Condition: Pulmonary Tuberculosis Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by sputum microscopy with or without culture Specimen Quality GeneXpert MTB/RIF Specimen Quality GeneXpert MTB/RIF

Intervention: This group consists of retrospective data from the period before the strict physical sputum quality assessment was implemented. In this phase, samples were processed regardless of their physical appearance (including salivary sampl...