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Sensitivity and specificity were 57.8% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 50.2\u201365.4%) and 100.0% for culture, 78.3% (95% CI = 71.9\u201384.7%) and 100.0% for microculture, 71.4% (95% CI = 64.4\u201378.4%) and 100.0% for smears, 78.2% (95% CI = 70.6\u201385.8%) and 77.4% (95% CI = 62.7\u201392.1%) for LST, and 96.9% (95% CI = 94.2\u201399.6%) and 65.9% (95% CI = 51.4\u201380.4%) for PCR. PCR was more sensitive than the other assays (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). Sensitivities of culture, smears, and LST varied by lesion duration and appearance. PCR offers performance advantages over other assays, irrespective of patient age, sex, lesion duration, or appearance. 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