TABLE 3.
Comparison of results of microarray analyses with those of the AMPLICOR system
| AMPLICOR test specificity and result | No. of specimens with the following result by microarray analysis:
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |
| M. tuberculosis | ||
| Positive | 10 | 0 |
| Negative | 0 | 112 |
| M. avium | ||
| Positive | 6 (2)a | 0 |
| Negative | 0 | 116 |
| M. intracelluare | ||
| Positive | 5 (1)b | 0 |
| Negative | 0 | 117 |
a
Two cases of dual infection with M. avium-M. intracelluare and M. avium-M. kansasii were detected by microarray analysis.
b
One dual infection with M. intracellulare and M. kansasii was detected by microarray analysis.