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Characteristics of respiratory specimens
| AFB smear microscopy result | No. (%) of specimens with culture result of:
|
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive for M. tuberculosis complex | Positive for NTM | ||
| Negative | 247 (84) | 28 (9.5) | 19 (6.5) | 294 (100) |
| Positive | 16 (8.1) | 113 (57.4) | 68 (34.5) | 197 (100) |
| Total | 263 (53.6) | 141 (28.7) | 87 (17.7) | 491 (100) |
