TABLE 4.
Number of patients with false-positive M. tuberculosis cultures during the period from 1995 to 1999 by notification status, treatment with tuberculostatic drugs, hospitalization, and follow-up by a contact investigationa
| Notification status | No. (%) of patients
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| Total | Treated | Treated >2 mo | Hospitalized | With contact investigation | |
| Notification provided | 15 (14) | 14 (41) | 10 (48) | 9 (60) | 7 (39) |
| Notification provided, notification withdrawn | 25 (23) | 17 (50) | 9 (43) | 5 (33) | 10 (56) |
| Notification not provided | 69 (63) | 3 (9) | 1 (10) | 1 (7) | 1 (6) |
| Unknown | 1 (1) | ||||
| Total | 110 (100) | 34 (100) | 20 (100) | 15 (100) | 18 (100) |
a
A total of 110 patients were included in the analysis.