Table 1 |
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Performance of Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN), Magnetic bead-FM (fluorescence microscopy) and Concentrated FM compared with culture on MGIT 960 and Lowenstein-Jensen medium |
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Culture (MGIT + LJ) |
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Positive |
Negative |
Total |
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Direct ZN |
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Positive |
55 |
2 |
57 |
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|
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Negative |
52 |
173 |
225 |
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|
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Total |
107 |
175 |
282 |
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Magnetic bead FM |
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Positive |
70 |
20 |
90 |
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|
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Negative |
37 |
155 |
192 |
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|
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Total |
107 |
175 |
282 |
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Concentrated FM |
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|
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Positive |
80 |
10 |
89 |
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|
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Negative |
27 |
165 |
193 |
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|
|
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Total |
107 |
175 |
282 |
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Direct FM |
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|
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Positive |
63 |
1 |
64 |
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Negative |
44 |
174 |
218 |
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|
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Total |
107 |
175 |
282 |
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MGIT, mycobacterial growth indicator tube LJ, Lowenstein-Jensen medium FM, fluorescence microscopy ZN, Ziehl-Neelsen |
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Albert et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2011 11:125 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-11-125 |
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