TABLE 1.

AFB smear and MTBC culture results for BDProbeTec-positive^a specimens

MTBC culture result forc:		No. of specimens with result:
BACTEC	7H11	Smear+	Smear−
+	+	9	4
+	c	4	1
+	−	1	2
−	+	1	2
c	+	0	1
−	−	1b	2

^aAfter discrepancy analysis. 

^b7H11 plate positive for M. fortuitum-chelonae complex. 

^c+, positive; −, negative; c, contaminated with bacteria.