TABLE 2.
Numbers of deer positive and negative by STAT-PAK and culturea
| STAT-PAK result | No of cultures
|
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | ||
| Positive | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| Negative | 1 | 403 | 404 |
| Total | 7 | 425 | 432 |
a
Culture-positive deer were those positive for M. bovis, while culture-negative deer included those positive for M. avium and other, unclassified, mycobacteria. Of those culture negative for M. bovis (n = 425), 6 were positive for M. avium and 2 for unclassified mycobacteria. STAT-PAK was specific, as only one of the M. avium-positive deer was STAT-PAK positive.