Table 2 Smear and culture results for 103 positive cultures.
Smear result | No. (%) of isolates recovered | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of smears | Myco/F lytic | MGIT | L-J medium | |
Negative | 69 | 64 (92.75) | 54 (78.76) | 34 (49.28) |
Positive | 34 | 24 (70.59) | 23 (67.65) | 9 (26.47) |
1+ | 18 | 13 (72.22) | 11 (61.11) | 5 (27.78) |
2+ | 12 | 8 (66.67) | 10 (83.33) | 3 (25.00) |
3+ | 2 | 1 (50.00) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
4+ | 2 | 2 (100.00) | 2 (100.00) | 1 (50.00) |
Total | 103 | 88 (85.44) | 77 (74.76) | 43 (41.75) |
