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Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains the most common infection among HIV patients. Currently, the TB diagnosis is still based on the clinical presentation, radiographic findings and microbiological results. Considering the complexities of treating HIV/TB co-infection,TB diagnosis requires the availability of diagnostic tools that allow the rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and drug resistance in clinical samples. Methods & Materials: In this retrospective study conducted at the Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, São Paulo/BR, we analized a total of 5350 clinical specimens (respiratory and extrapulmonary) collected from patients with signs and symptoms