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. 2002 Sep;40(9):3482–3484. doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.9.3482-3484.2002

TABLE 1.

Sputum AFB smear and culture results for M. tuberculosis

AFB smear result No. of samples with M. tuberculosis culture result
Total
Positive Negative
Positive 137 130 267
Negative 66 5,003 5,069
Total 203 5,133 5,336