TABLE 3.
Analysis of three specimens from three patients culture positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and negative by TRCRapid M.TB assay
| Type of specimena | Comment(s) |
|---|---|
| Respiratory, sputum | Clinical diagnosis of active pulmonary TB |
| Nonrespiratory | |
| Gastric aspirate | Clinical diagnosis of active pulmonary TB |
| Lymph node | TB was diagnosed histologically; the clinical diagnosis was cervical lymph node TB |
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All specimens had negative smear results, and the final interpretation of the results for all specimens was false negative.